by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anger management, Denial, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Guilt, Honesty and Transparency, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, spiritual fatigue, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
Why am I here?This loss has shattered my world and my illusions.I was moving, but I’m not sure I was going anywhere.My questions are larger and deeper now.Why are we here? What is this all about?Why am I here? What’s my purpose? Sir William Wallace reportedly once...
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 | Anxiety, Courageous Living, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief pain, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Honesty and Transparency, loss of loved one, Peace, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
I feel shaky inside. I’m skittish and nervous. I’m anxious about everything now. What is happening to me? How do I deal with this? Anxiety is extremely common during times of loss. Most of us deal with some anxiety on a daily basis. We live in an anxious world. Some...
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....
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Honesty and Transparency, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Peace, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Trauma recovery
“Why can’t people respect my grief?” Have you ever thought or said this? I have. Many times, in fact. Some people might have some sympathy for us. Some might even be empathetic. But surely, everyone should be able to respect our grief, right? Sadly,...