by admin | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog, Grief
Cleaning off my dying laptop I came across this piece. I wrote it at least 7 years ago as my niece is turning 15 and I refer to her as being 7. I have no recollection of writing it. The odd things loss will do to a brain. Though I wrote it as a...
by admin | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Grief, Uncategorized
Gratitude is both next to impossible and essential when we are grieving. Don’t even think that I’m going to that place of being grateful because your loved one is no longer suffering or in heaven. That sort of thinking is flawed. That sort of gratitude is very messy...
by admin | Feb 13, 2020 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Grief, Uncategorized
1. Is he still alive? I thought he’d be dead by now. 2. But she lives in such a nice neighbourhood. I’m surprised she goes to AA. (only poor people are alcoholics?) 3. Wow! What did she do to deserve that? Upon learning that my brother and husband died 18 months...
by admin | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog, Grief, Uncategorized
Widow Wednesday Welcome to Widow(er) Wednesday, where I share what worked, what didn’t work and what could work better. To better support the grieving accept their messengers of love. Messages of love Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a...
by admin | Jan 16, 2020 | Blog, Book: Grief is..., Grief, Uncategorized
This summer I had the opportunity to work with Back Lane Studios and make a short doc. The goal, as per usual, was to let grieving folks know they are not alone and to make everyone else a bit more familiar with what to do when friends, family and co-workers are...
by admin | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog, Grief, Uncategorized
Widow Wednesday Welcome to Widow(er) Wednesday, where I share what worked, what didn’t work and what could work better. How to support the grieving: Accept that loss is a life-altering experience Time is a social construct and created through thinking. Grieving is an...
