by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Decision-making, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Hope, Love, Pandemic grief, Physical illness, Purpose and meaning, Service, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Quarantine. Shelter-in-place. Lockdown. Social distancing. Blunt the curve. Stop the spread. These are terms we’ve become all too familiar with. Life has changed in a short period of time. We have been thrust into a season of grief. As a grief specialist,...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Peace, Physical symptoms, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Trauma recovery, Worry
The world changed overnight. COVID-19 appeared, and we’re all feeling the effects of this powerful tsunami. In my previous post, 5 Tips: Grief, Fear, and the Coronavirus, I talked about the huge losses we’re experiencing and how to handle them....
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Honesty and Transparency, Hope, Loneliness, Love, Peace, Physical illness, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Service, Stress Management, Worry
The world is different. Life has changed. The coronavirus struck silently and quickly. The ripple effects began immediately and morphed into the current tsunami that we are now trying to manage. Every day, we wake up to a different scenario. The speed of it all is...
by Gary Roe | Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, Regret, Relationships, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
Guilt is a frequent visitor in grieving hearts. This post, adapted from Comfort for the Grieving Spouse’s Heart: Hope and Healing After Losing Your Partner, talks about this invading monster than only ends up adding to our pain. No matter what you loss, chances...
by Gary Roe | Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Holiday grief, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Love, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Holidays can hurt. Christmas can be hard, especially when we’re missing someone. And we’re all missing someone. Today’s article is adapted from the recently released Comfort for the Grieving Spouse’s Heart. I hope you find it comforting and...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Love, Peace, Stress Management, Worry
Ah, Thanksgiving. Festive décor. Tantalizing food and drink. Family gatherings. Fun and smiles all around. Expressions of gratitude everywhere. Underneath the warm hugs and smiling faces, many of us carry wounded hearts. We’re thankful to be with those we love, but...
