by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Physical symptoms, Regret, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Grief is deeply personal and individual. Every relationship and loss are unique. We can feel unhinged, adrift, or like we’re in a free fall. We think we’re better and then we get surprised, again. From the Grieving Heart I thought I was a little better, but I guess...
by Gary Roe | Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Relationships
In times of loss, people seem to disappear. We can wonder, “Where did everyone go?” From the Grieving Heart: This would be easier if it weren’t for the people around me. At least, that’s the way it feels. Right after you left, people were...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Peace, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Patience. I seem to struggle with that. I guess that’s not surprising. I live in a world where I can google “repairs” and get over 3 billion results in 0.76 seconds. Daily life moves at warp speed. Everything seems to be changing all the time....
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anxiety, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Peace, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
Life is full of scary stuff. I don’t like fear. In fact, I despise it. There are times when it’s reasonable and appropriate – even life-saving. Most of time, however, the terrors I entertain in my brain only lock me down and keep me from engaging...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Honesty and Transparency, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Suffering and Pain, Suicide
Suicide seems to be everywhere. Most of us have been affected by it in some way. I’m in the process of writing a new book for those who are enduring the pain of someone they love taking their own life. Many of you are helping me with this, sharing your stories...
by Gary Roe | divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Honesty and Transparency, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Peace, Relationships
“Family has been disappointing,” Aaron said. “We heard all the usual stuff. ‘We’re with you. We’ll be there for you. Anything you need,’ and all that. Now they hardly talk to us, except to say that we should be over this by...
