Articles by Gary Roe
Merry Christmas from me to you…
Merry Christmas Eve to you. This year has been, well, difficult. Painful. Sad. Confusing. Grief - laced with a lot of fear - is in the air. This morning, the word "groan" is stuck in my head. If you listen closely, you can hear it. We are groaning. Our hearts are...
Fear is tough on grieving hearts – and fear is everywhere…
This week, we had a couple of Zoom sessions called "Grief in a World Gone Crazy."The response to these sessions was so good, I decided to put the video up on YouTube. You can watch it here.If you don't have time to watch, I've written a brief summary below. We're...
Grief, Grief, and More Grief…
I don't know about you, but everywhere I look these days I see grief.Grief, grief, and more grief.Shock. Denial. Sadness. Anger. Confusion. Fear. Anxiety. Regret. Guilt. Depression. Exhaustion. Loss is everywhere.The world is a mess. I am deeply disturbed by what's...
A sneak peek inside my upcoming book…
I'm writing today to give you a sneak peek inside my new book, the Grieving the Write Way Journal and Workbook. You can tell a lot about a book from the beginning, so I thought I would share the new book's introduction with you. Here you go... WHAT GRIEVING THE WRITE...
What grief question is most on your mind today?
We all have questions. After a loss, it seems like our questions multiply exponentially. Recently, my friends Kathy and Stephanie had me back on their podcast, As I Live and Grieve. They had me talk about my latest book, The Grief Guidebook: Common Questions,...
Loss, Grief, and Aging in a COVID World
Recently, I had the honor of speaking at a webinar hosted by the Minnesota Gerontological Society on "Loss, Grief, and Aging in a COVID World." We all experience loss. We all grieve. We're all aging. And we all live in a COVID-influenced world. Needless to say,...
In a World of Grief, It’s Nice to Hear Some Good News
In the world of grief, it's nice to get good news. A few weeks ago, I received some surprisingly good news. My book Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide had been selected from thousands of titles as a Best Book Awards Winner. A few days after...
Three Key Ways to Process Grief
Grief can be confusing, frustrating, and intense.We all need help in grief? Where can we find it?For most of us, grief recovery (grieving, adjusting, healing, and growing) demands a variety of people and resources.About a year ago, Kathy Gleason and Stephanie Kendrick...
Great Grief Advice From an Unexpected Source
Sometimes the best help comes from places we least expect it.A number of years ago, I was struggling with a terrible loss in my life. The pain, anxiety, and confusion were nearly debilitating.Every day, I rolled out of bed and headed out to visit those who were dying....
I’m Glad I Had a Chance to Say Goodbye
When someone dies, how we say goodbye matters. This past week was the anniversary of my dad's death. Looking back, I'm grateful I had a chance to say goodbye. I was 15 years old at the time. My dad dropped in front of me of a heart attack one Sunday afternoon. He...
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