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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
  • 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 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
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Parent
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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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LAND—A Movie Review

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:April 15, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Spouse
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Would I call LAND, starring and directed by Robin Wright, a movie about grief?  Well, yes and no.  LAND is a cinematic masterpiece, filmed in Canada, but the story is set…

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Thanks, Social Media

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:February 25, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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I love social media, and I despise it at the same time. It can be a positive tool for rekindling old friendships and sharing life moments with loved ones far…

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A Prayer For Sleep

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:February 12, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/Loss of a Child
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SLEEP What is that, you may ask?  LOL  It’s one of those words that sounds sillier each time you repeat it…try it 😆 It’s really not that funny, is it—to not be…

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BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “Joe’s Table”

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:January 27, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/Loss of a Child
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Reading books and articles about other folks journeys, whether it’s about grief, addiction, or the like, can sometimes leave me feeling “less than”—like, there is no way I can deal…

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What’s Your Trigger?

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:January 10, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Spouse
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A friend whose husband passed away recently said she didn’t like Sundays anymore, because it is the day he died.  I get it.  💯 Some of us are affected so…

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