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The Caretakers Relief

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:November 10, 2021
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Grief conjures a multitude of feelings and emotions. Sadness, pain, anger, confusion, shock. If you were caretaker to your loved one who was suffering a long or chronic illness, feelings of…

Comparison: A True Thief

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:October 29, 2021
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As I have moved through this journey, following the death of my Levi, I am being taught that grief and sorrow are so different for each of us! That’s not a…

The Regular Good Cry

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:October 14, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing How to Help Someone in Grief Loss By Suicide Loss of a Child Loss of a Friend Loss of a Parent Loss of a Spouse
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There are times when I have to hurt. I MUST succumb to a good cry. It can’t be helped. No matter how valiant and strong I want to be, some…

Poem: Web of Sorrow

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:October 6, 2021
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There is still part of me that just doesn’t believe it’s possible. How can my dear one be gone? How can a person so full of life, warmth, and possibility,…

The Death of Dreams

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:August 29, 2021
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One of the most harsh realities we might come to when someone we love dies, is understanding that what we hoped and planned for the future is gone, too! We lose…

It Was Just A Magazine

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:August 21, 2021
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Just when you think you may be moving forward a bit… Just when gazing at their picture doesn’t cause a swell of sadness and tears, but a soft smile may…

Goals & Grief

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:August 2, 2021
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There are so many things that change in our lives when we are new to this grief journey. Very few of those seem positive, and we long for who we were,…

Come To Our Senses

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:July 23, 2021
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Most of us have been given five senses with which to use on a daily basis. At times, they can be the foundation of triggers that may be pleasant, or…

Anger & Loss

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:July 19, 2021
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“I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free reign to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.” Job 10:1 Emotions of every kind are…

We Are Not the Same

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:July 11, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Child
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When the person we love so very much dies, one of the most helpful, freeing, things to remember, I believe, is to realize grief makes you think and behave differently. …