by Gary Roe | Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, Regret, Relationships, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
Guilt is a frequent visitor in grieving hearts. This post, adapted from Comfort for the Grieving Spouse’s Heart: Hope and Healing After Losing Your Partner, talks about this invading monster than only ends up adding to our pain. No matter what you loss, chances...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Physical symptoms, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
Loss can break our hearts. This post, adapted from Comfort for the Grieving Spouse’s Heart, points out that there’s only so much a heart can take. No matter what your loss, chances are you’ll be able to relate. FROM THE GRIEVING HEART: I woke up...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide grief
Loss stuns the hearts. At times, we can feel paralyzed. Today’s post, taken from my latest book, Aftermath, talks about how this grief paralysis can weave its way into our lives… FROM THE GRIEVING HEART: I feel frozen. Stuck. Paralyzed. The world is...
by Gary Roe | Anniversaries, Anxiety, Birthdays, Depression, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Holiday grief, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Stress Management, Worry
After the holidays, I ran into Chris and Karen in the grocery store. They seemed to be moving in slow motion, shuffling their feet and staring blankly ahead. I was almost on top of them before they noticed me. They looked exhausted. Chris said, “When Karen’s mom...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Love, Peace, Stress Management, Worry
Ah, Thanksgiving. Festive décor. Tantalizing food and drink. Family gatherings. Fun and smiles all around. Expressions of gratitude everywhere. Underneath the warm hugs and smiling faces, many of us carry wounded hearts. We’re thankful to be with those we love, but...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Loneliness, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Teen Grief, Worry
Grief can drive us crazy, or so it seems. This is especially true when the hoilday season is approaching. The following is adapted from the Book Excellence Award Winner, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart. Whether or not you have teens, I think your...