by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Communication, Denial, Depression, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, grief support, Healing, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts
Life is all about relationships. This is why loss is so painful. We all need safe people in our lives. We need people we can trust. Our grieving hearts desperately need that support. For some of us, however, safe people can be hard to find. I would like to share with...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Denial, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Guilt, Healing, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
Loss shakes our lives. It affects our relationships. People respond to us and our grief in a variety of ways. Some people, even close friends, might disappear from our lives. To say this is painful is an understatement. I would like to share with you a chapter from...
by Gary Roe | Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Healing, Healing from the past, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Sadness, spiritual fatigue, Worry
I’m exhausted. I’m doing what I know to do to take care of myself, but I’m still walking around in a fog. I can’t think straight. My sleep isn’t what it was. My energy level is down. I drag myself out of bed. I drag myself around and out. I drag myself through work...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Healing from the past, Honesty and Transparency, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Worry
People I counted on disappeared.Everyone was supportive at first.Then, poof. No calls. No emails. No texts.What happened?I feel abandoned.Where did everyone go? People don’t know what to do with grief. This is strange considering we all deal with loss along the way....
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Peace, spiritual fatigue, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain
Where is God in all this? Yes, I know He’s with me. He’s with everyone. He’s everywhere. He can do anything. He cares for me. I know all these things, but somehow, I don’t feel them. I wonder if I feel much of anything. I guess I’m still angry with Him. Or perhaps I...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, grief support, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Relationships, spiritual fatigue, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
Where did everyone go? It seems like people are disappearing. They said they would be here for me. Where are they? Lots of promises of support, but no follow through. No calls, texts, emails. Nothing. Is there something wrong with me? Have I contracted a contagious...
