Overcoming the loss of a loved one with GriefShareBob Otto
"Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape." - C.S. Lewis "The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not 'get over' the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it." ...
WHETHER it is caused by the loss of a loved one, relationship problems or just a bad day at the office, we have all felt down at some point. We might call it depression, but in many cases what we are actually experiencing are emotions like grief, anger or stress and, for most ...
Céline Dionhas some advice for those who are mourning the loss of a loved one. During her guest appearance on Tuesday'sGood Morning America, the singer opened up about feeling "powerful," "in charge" and "grounded" three years after the death of her husband, René Angélil. ...
The cleft palate is, usually, a birth defect found at birth. Unfortunately, mine was found later in life, at the age of five. Hardships in my life I have experienced are the passing of loved ones and the interchanging of friends. Nevertheless, friends and family came through in the end...
My youngest, however, had been asking for more chickens, even before the loss of the three. Her desire was to allow a hen to hatch eggs. “We have too many,“ I told her,multipletimes. “No more chickens.” Olivia is persistent in a subtle and creative way. She stopped asking and ...
Much better than the one time I went to an in-person therapist. I hope to work on all parts of me, mind, body and spirit as I develop my new normal. I still have a lot of PTSD from the weeks of hospice and some really crazy things that happened. I pray a lot for the ability...
Growing up, I always heard the expression: “you can do anything if you set your mind to it,” yet I never expected it to be true until I experienced it. For as long as I could remember, I struggled with my weight. As a result of this, I encountered obstacles that affected my phy...
Dr. Therese Rando, author of the upcoming book, "Coping with the Sudden Death of Your Loved One" and clinical director of The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Loss in Warwick, R.I., defines a traumatic event as any situation that a person perceives as totally inescapable, when ...
loss and/or communication difficulties. These added cues help with the interpretation of spoken language. Because masks cover half of our face, facial expressions and lip movements are either difficult or impossible to see. Especially at a distance, this can have a negative impact on communication...