by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loneliness, Loss of a sibling, loss of loved one, Love, Pandemic grief, Regret, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
When loss strikes, our world is turned upside down. We’re shocked, stunned, and perhaps even paralyzed. Working through what happened is difficult, painful, and exhausting. We all want to grieve well – to grieve in ways that are healthy and that honor our...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain, Worry
This week we had another Zoom Virtual Hangout. In our session, we talked about “How to Be Kind to Yourself While Grieving.” “Be kind to yourself.” I say that a lot, but what exactly does that mean? In our Zoom session, we began by pointing out...
by Gary Roe | Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing, Hope, loss of loved one, Regret, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
Grief is a storm of sorts. An ongoing, relentless, and sometimes severe storm.Loss creates upheaval and change. Our old normal is shattered. Our sense of safety and security can evaporate.We’re sad, anxious, fearful, and angry. We sometimes feel guilty,...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loneliness, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Suffering and Pain
This is a tough post to write. It will be hard to read. But it’s true. We’ve lived it. We’re still living it. COVID. Coronavirus disease. Two-and-a-half years ago, we had never heard of it. Today, it seems to work it’s way into almost every...
by Gary Roe | Depression, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Spiritual questioning, Suicide, Suicide grief
Grief can be sneaky. A couple of months ago, Liz Carey, a writer for GoodRx, contacted me wanting to do an article on how to live with grief.As we talked, the interview took a different direction than I had anticipated. Liz asked me if I had personally ever felt stuck...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Death and dying, Decision-making, Depression, Difference Making, Families and grief, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Hope, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Relationships, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Worry
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...
