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Grief Changes Over Time (And Why That’s Okay)

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:April 30, 2025
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Friend/Loss of a Parent/Loss of a Sibling/Loss of a Spouse
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Since grief slapped us in the face six years ago with the loss of our son Levi, the phases have gone back and forth. It wasn’t a clean process. It…

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ALWAYS A SIBLING

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:March 27, 2025
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/Loss of a Sibling
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Perhaps you’re like me, and have experienced much loss in the first decades of life. The first person who died that shattered my naïveté wasn’t a grandparent or even a…

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Worst Case Scenario

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:March 27, 2025
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief
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Up until I was in my 30’s, I had a bad habit of imagining the worst case scenario of a situation. I ridiculously thought that if I imagined something bad,…

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Then I Grew Up

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:March 27, 2025
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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When I was young, there seemed to be endless possibilities. Even though my world was very small, I had high hopes of big experiences; travel, visiting big cities and historical…

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Bearer of Trauma

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:March 27, 2025
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We live in a world where everyone is a victim. I think it started with the days of Oprah, and her raw and honest interviews with folks from different walks…

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ZACHARIAH’S STORY

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:May 27, 2024
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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Everyone who met him has Zachariah's Story. Reviewing books can be a daunting task. I always appreciate it when someone trusts my judgment enough to share my opinion, and although…

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PROFOUND WORDS

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:February 21, 2024
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He was standing in the kitchen when he spoke some of the most profound words I’ve heard him say:  “I hate it when people say ‘I’m sorry’!”  He repeated it three times.…

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GRIEF BRAIN

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:January 14, 2024
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I rambled up to a window at the county clerks office, all ready to pay my vehicle registrations and taxes due. But no; I got out of the car and…

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SOMETHING HAD TO GIVE

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:September 26, 2023
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When my friend Cora attended her first grief group meeting, she entered with long-felt emotions of dread and anxiety. She had no idea what to expect from these folks, and…

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THE FORGOTTEN LOSS

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:September 23, 2023
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Sibling
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The older we get, the more we experience death and loss. As children, the most common death we may go through is the that of grandparents; then as we grow…

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