by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, grief support, Holiday grief, Loss of a Child, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
The grief journey is tough, especially during the holidays. Grief triggers are everywhere. Aromas, Christmas songs, decorations, holiday sights and events. Our hearts are packed full of memories from this time of year, so almost anything can surface the grief within...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Loss is terribly painful. The grief journey can be very challenging – especially over the holiday season. Thanksgiving is behind us. Christmas looms ahead. Someone is missing. This hurts. And it’s lonely. Terribly lonely. How do we do this? Here’s a...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Holiday grief, loss of loved one, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Today I’m writing to wish you a blessed Thanksgiving. I’ve had a lot of losses. So have you. Yet, I’m thankful. I have been blessed – greatly blessed. I am still blessed – immensely so. You are among my many blessings. I thank God...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from trauma, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
My heart is in such pain. I feel like I’m in pieces. I’ve never experienced anything like this. Why does this hurt so much? Loss hits our hearts. The pain of losing someone we love can be deep and debilitating. We are designed for relationship. We come out of the womb...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Courageous Living, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Honesty and Transparency, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Love, Relationships, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
“Where did everyone go?” I’ve heard this statement many times from grieving hearts. After a loss, our relationships begin to change. People pull back. Some disappear. Others try to support us but have no idea what to do. Still others evaluate us and...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, grief support, Honesty and Transparency, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
“Everyone wants me to feel better.” I’ve felt that a lot. I’ll bet you have too. It seems that loss and pain are unpopular in our world (even though everyone experiences them). We run from pain. We get a variety of reactions. Some avoid us....
