Blog posts about grieving and death
Apr 23 2020
Vol. 546, April 23 – What are some things you can do to get over the loss of a loved one? A Quoran asked this question. Given that I have specific techniques that I use with my clients, I was happy to share them on Quora. You the readers of my blogpost may find this …
Sep 27 2018
Learnings From Losses of This Past Year – Vol. 469, Sept. 27, 2018 This past year has been a very challenging one, yet a very healing one to be sure. There are still many questions that I have regarding my life and where it is going, but there have been many gains as well. I …
Sep 28 2017
Dying With Grace: What Does That Look Like? – Vol 423, Sept. 28, 2017 It is the summer of 1996 and I am brought to meet my first elder client. Her name is Rose, and she is ninety years old. She lives in a split level home, beautiful upstairs, yet she is no longer allowed to …
Sep 14 2017
Dealing with The Loss of My Mother – Vol. 421, Sept. 14, 2017 We were called in by the nurse at my mother’s nursing home to be close to my mother as it seemed her life was at its end. We knew that this was coming, having been to the funeral home just two days before …
Feb 16 2017
How to Be Present When One You Love is Critically Ill & Even May Be Dying – Vol. 401, February 16, 2017 This is of course a very hard subject for some people to deal with, and yet, it is a most important one to understand. Over the years I have worked with many people …
Jan 14 2016
Healing Losses: The Fastest and Healthiest Way To Do So – Vol. 343, January 14, 2015 Over the years, I have had many clients who have experienced great losses. “Losses” includes everything from several animals and three grandparents of a 19 year old who called saying he was too sad to write his music, to a …
Mar 26 2015
How To Help Your Teen Grieve the Loss of a Friend – Vol. 303, March 26, 2015 Though the number of teens dying has gone down according to the National Center for Health Statistics, an average of 16,375 teenagers 12 – 19 died from 1999 to 2008. That equals 49.5 deaths per 100,000 population. Motor vehicle …