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 | 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 | Anxiety, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Suicide, Suicide grief, Worry
Loss is painful and confusing. The following post, adapted from the recently released Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide, talks about our why grief can be so frustrating. No matter what your loss, chances are you’ll be able to relate. “It’s okay to...
by Gary Roe | Anniversaries, Birthdays, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Trauma recovery
When a family member departs, the familial web changes shape. Everything is different. Though this article is about the loss of a parent (from Comfort for the Grieving Adult Child’s Heart: Hope and Healing After Losing Your Parent), much of what is said could be...
by Gary Roe | Emotional pain, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain
Loss stuns us. Our hearts have been hit and perhaps broken. We can’t think. We can barely talk. The following article is adapted from my book Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child. No matter what your loss, chances are you can relate to Steve’s stunned...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide grief
Loss stuns the hearts. At times, we can feel paralyzed. Today’s post, taken from my latest book, Aftermath, talks about how this grief paralysis can weave its way into our lives… FROM THE GRIEVING HEART: I feel frozen. Stuck. Paralyzed. The world is...