by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Grief recovery, Healing, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Service, Suffering and Pain
“I wander. I drift. I have no purpose. Everything feels meaningless,” Mark said. “Me too. I’m just here. That’s all,” Melanie added. Mark and Melanie’s daughter Faith was their third child. After two normal, healthy...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain, Worry
In grief, questions abound. We wonder about many things. The same questions tend to circle around us – over, and over, and over again. From the Grieving Heart: I miss you. Badly. I have one of your voicemails saved. I find myself listening to it over and over....
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief recovery, Guilt, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain
“I wish I could see her somehow. I want to know where she is, what it’s like, and what she’s doing.” Connie said. Connie’s daughter Libby was a wild child. She experimented with drugs early and became an addict. After hitting bottom, she...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Purpose and meaning, Suffering and Pain, Teen Grief
Last week I received word that one of my books, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart, was the winner of a 2018 Book Excellence Award. As I read the email, I sat there for a moment, stunned. Then, I sighed. Tears came into my eyes. Somebody noticed....
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Suffering and Pain
“I eat. He drinks. I talk. He doesn’t. We both go through the motions, trying to somehow be strong for our other kids. Every day is an uphill battle,” Mandy shared. Mandy and Mike’s son Marcus had been looking forward to college for years. He was a serious student,...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Honesty and Transparency, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Relationships
“Everything good seems far away. I’m emotionally and spiritually paralyzed. I feel dead inside,” Jack shared. Jack’s daughter Chloe was a daddy’s girl. She clung to Jack wherever he went. He adored her. Chloe grew up in a stable and...
