Would you refuse to see a doctor if you’d broken your arm?  Would you instead decide to take matters into your own hands, protect your arm, hoping for the best?  Of course not, seeing a physician is a Continue reading →

YOU CAN SURVIVE THE HOLIDAYS:
HERE’S HOW!

Many family members, when thinking about the holiday season, tell me ‘I just want to take a pill and sleep through them!’  And if that‘s not possible, survivors of Continue reading →

HELPFUL HINTS FOR
SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS!

CLAIM LIMITS

Grief is very energy consuming.  You are tired for much of your day.  The holidays put additional demands on your already lowered energy!  Reduce your expectations of what Continue reading →

Avoidance of Talking About IT…..At Any Cost?

Keeping busy – I mean a-ma-zing-ly busy – is one of several options survivors of loss use to avoid thinking and talking about IT – their enormously pain-filled and devastating loss. Continue reading →

GRIEF WORK IS NOT :
What Clients’ Avoidance Lists Teach Us

Below is a sampling of questions and comments clients have made to me over the years which comprise their individual avoidance list, as I call it.  My Continue reading →

Unique Teen Reactions To A Family Member’s Death

Most teenagers disdain crying, though some will cop to using tears to get their own way when possible.  Even more than adults, teens fight for control because to genuinely ‘lose Continue reading →

June, 2018

PRINCE HARRY’S RECENT WEDDING REMINDS US:

ONLY GRIEVING ENABLES HEALTHY HEALING!

Prince Harry’s recent wedding to one of our own U.S. citizens, Meghan Markle, best known for her role in the TV series, ’Suits,’  re-focuses our attention Continue reading →

Emotional Anesthesia:
Why We Get Worse Before We Get Better
Following a Death

‘This is so confusing’ you say, thinking about the loss of your beloved.  ‘Instead of getting better as time passes, I’m getting worse.  This is Continue reading →