Holiday Grief Hits Different
The holidays can usher in deep sadness and grief that sits differently in your heart than it does other times of the year. For many, it’s not a merry or bright season. Maybe it’s the empty seat at the table because someone you love has died or a relationship has ended. Maybe there’s addiction or … Read more
The Tricky Business of Forgiveness
There are so many misconceptions about what it is, what it entails and as soon as someone says “You should forgive them.” I’m willing to bet a big wall of resistance or a barrage of thoughts come flooding in. Plus, if you’ve been raised in Christian circles you may just have some extra guilt and … Read more
The Grief of Losing a Friendship
We talk a lot about grief when it comes to death, or even divorce, but we don’t often name the grief that comes from losing a friendship. Maybe it was sudden. Maybe it was a slow drifting apart. Maybe there wasn’t even a big fight, just silence where there used to be laughter, texts, and … Read more
It’s Impossible to Move though Grief without Honesty
Something I’ve learned as a Grief Recovery Specialist is this:You can’t truly move through grief in a healthy way without honesty. That means looking at a situation, or a relationship, for what it really was/is: both the good and the bad. No one is all good, and no one is all bad. In grief recovery, we call … Read more
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