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I was jolted out of a deep sleep at 3:00am. One ring, two rings, I rolled over, flipped on the light and answered the phone all before...

Death, whether it was an anticipated event due to age or illness or whether it came as an unexpected event that caused cataclysmic chaos;...

I was excited to read the study conducted by Joanne Cacciatore, Kara Thieleman, Ruth Fretts and Lori Barnes Jackson. The title was, What...

I have accumulated many books on the topic of grief. One of my newest books is a book of prayers. The title is Prayers of Honoring Grief...

Whenever I hear the words, I surrender, a mental picture pops into my mind. The beaten foe in a Looney Tunes cartoon waving a stick with...

Those of us that have experienced the death of someone whom we love often find ourselves suspended between two forms of living, the pain...

“The present is a moment that we often occupy unmindfully. We often use it to simply bridge the gap between our memories and our hopes.”...

The early days, weeks and months of grief are messy. There are no two ways about it. You may choose other ways to describe grief, but for...

We spend a lot of time and energy trying to manipulate ourselves, others and our circumstances into something we want, instead of finding...

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, a children’s picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. In the story, a dad...

“I can’t believe I let him go. I should have made him stay home.” “I should have insisted she go to the ER.” “If only I wouldn’t have had...

Grief and Grace When many of us experience the death of someone we love, for the very first time, we are bombarded with so many...

“Nothing can make up for the absence of someone we love, and it would be wrong to try and find a substitute: we must simply hold out and...

Deborah Adele, in her book The Yamas & Niyamas, repeated Carl Yung asking, “what is so dangerous in the moment about the truth that you...

The other day I was reading The Yamas & Niyamas, Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practices written by Deborah Adele. I caught myself filtering...

What can I do to get through grief? I feel so out of control. I can’t think straight. Make this go away. I can’t breathe. Does any of...

Grief. A single word with so much meaning. The Mayo Clinic offers this definition of grief ( mayoclini.org 10/19/2016): A natural...

Honoring our grief is one of the most important aspects of our lives. By honoring our grief we are honoring our loved one and honoring...

"Pills Grandpa!" These two words make me smile. My dad had a certain medication he was required to take each day at the same time. To...

I will write often about "being with grief". Being with grief is hard, it's uncomfortable, and it's messy. Being with grief requires...