From 2012 to 2016, I worked at a large UK hospice as part of the clinical team supporting both patients and relatives. The work was confronting, humbling and hugely varied and it taught me a few things aboutdeathwhich I would like to share. Why did I choose death? Every psychotherapist w...
I don’t know what more to share, but this next part is important. Shelby was too big to safely bury here, so we contacted a local service. This is the same kind woman who helped when we lost Romulus, and she remembered Meh vividly. I foraged a huge bouquet of dried hydrangeas, ...
This is what David advised me to do and so I did. Instead of emotionally digging in my heels, I put my head down and plowed forward, even making the nine-hour drive from where I was straight through. I was one determined buffalo. I’d asked a friend to be at my house when I arr...
“Grief is hard. Without the community it would’ve been a lot harder. We’ve had a meal train, donations to the Go Fund Me Account (gofund.me/28d0ee33). This made us feel loved. It’s meant a lot to us and helped us make it through,” Councilman Sawyer stated. Keeping it tog...
Share Email THE BASICS What Is Embarrassment? Take our Self-Disclosure Test Find a therapist near me Key points Embarrassment, shame, and relief are all valid emotions at the end of a narcissistic relationship. Narcissistic relationships are by no means normal, healthy, or positive....
I will share some of the random best bits here in no significant order; ⁃ sharing information about the name of a common house hold spider while a child combs your hair with a stick and replies ‘my daddy has long legs’ and then tells me that I have ‘snits’ ⁃ Dancing with ...
“People stopped me from grieving by drawing away when I was sad or praising me when I was being strong.” (Discouraged from grieving) “There was pressure from others that I should be more sad than I was showing.” (Pressured to grieve) ...
Parents share their journeys and experiences related to having a child with an illness or medical condition. These powerful, and sometimes emotional, stories offer connection in what can typically feel like an isolating world. Visit www.childlifepodcast.com or email info@childlifepodcast.com to ...
“My friend was alone when he was murdered,” Crosley writes, then repeats the same line, as if eager to watch the ink seep into the page, to make a tangible record of horror, and step back to marvel at it. It reminds me of being a child, trying to understand a child’s suicide...
Some years ago, I was part of a group made up of the leaders of the many grief assistance groups in our community. We met every two to three months to share information about our different programs. One of the members had lost a child and was now leading a group for others in the ...