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SOMETHING HAD TO GIVE

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:September 26, 2023
  • 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 Sibling/Loss of a Spouse
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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 Dreaded Day

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:September 3, 2023
  • 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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As the dreaded day grows closer, I am struck by the thought that it never feels the same from year to year. I always enter the month with added anxiety…

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IMPACT OTHERS

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:September 3, 2023
  • 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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He stood there, nervous and unsure of what would happen next. My friend, Chris, had just given a speech about how he contends with the loss of his wife, and…

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THE WEIGHT OF GRIEF 

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:June 3, 2023
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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Even though the weight of my grief is present all the time, it can feel like others around me don’t realize this, which is a difficult reality to acknowledge. I…

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I WANT MORE!

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:April 25, 2023
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Loss By Suicide/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Friend/Loss of a Parent/Loss of a Spouse
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Just like a spoiled child, I screamed those words into the universe, not sure if anyone, including God was listening.  It had been a trying day, one filled with so many…

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TIME-OUT!

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:February 26, 2023
  • Post category:About Grief/Loss of a Child
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TIME-OUT! Hold on, there.  Whoa!  Hold your horses!  I did not sign up for this. I had no time to prepare. It came from out of the blue. Left field. Blindsided!  That…

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Birthday Time…Again

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:August 17, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Friend/Loss of a Parent/Loss of a Spouse
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“Today, is your birthday and I should be posting a new selfie with you, but I can’t.  I should be fixing your favorite supper and dessert, but I can’t.  I…

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Grief’s Impact on Relationships

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:May 14, 2022
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There are few things more damaging to a relationship than the death of someone very close to us. Our brains literally go into shock, causing a physical shift that we…

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Mother’s/Father’s Day…The Bereaved’s View

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:May 6, 2022
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Any holiday can be tough, after someone we love has died. We are left with remnants of bygone memories and traditions—some worth recalling, others not so much!  Of particular difficulty can…

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The Lesson from Job’s Friends

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:May 1, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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I’ve been slowly reading and studying the book of JOB in the Bible, and pulling the possible lessons we can glean from Job’s friends, into the light. I’ve joked with…

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