by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Peace, Relationships, Suffering and Pain, Teen Grief
The following is adapted from the 2018 Book Excellence Award Winner, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart. If you’re going through a time of loss, most likely you can relate to this article – even if you don’t have teens. Anger is common in grief and can...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief recovery, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Teen Grief
The following is adapted from the 2018 Book Excellence Award Winner, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart. Even if you don’t have teens, please read on. Chances are you’ll be able to personally relate to the sadness described here. How we manage this...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Purpose and meaning, Suffering and Pain, Teen Grief
Last week I received word that one of my books, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart, was the winner of a 2018 Book Excellence Award. As I read the email, I sat there for a moment, stunned. Then, I sighed. Tears came into my eyes. Somebody noticed....
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, Peace, Suffering and Pain
Grieving hearts need five things to survive, grieve, and live again: We need comfort. We need safety. We need hope. We need healing. We need each other. First of all, comfort. Loss is painful. Separation hurts. Oblivious to our suffering, the world around us speeds on...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loneliness, Relationships, Suffering and Pain, Teen Grief
The following is an excerpt from Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart. Grief loneliness hits all of us. I’ll bet you can relate. The suggestions at the end apply to all of us who want to help others who are grieving. Here are 5 ways to make a difference,...
by Gary Roe | Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Relationships, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
“Where did everyone go? Do we have some kind of disease? Are we contagious?” Sandra said, fire in her eyes. Sandra’s daughter Sam was their firstborn. Sam and her little brother Stephen were quite a pair. They were together a lot and grew up close,...
