by Gary Roe | Anger management, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Relationships, Sadness, Stress Management
People can disappoint us, especially when we’re grieving. People we counted on disappeared. Others distanced themselves. Still others do and say things that trigger more pain and grief. Most people are compassionate for a few weeks, but then everyone expects us to...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain, Worry
This week we had another Zoom Virtual Hangout. In our session, we talked about “How to Be Kind to Yourself While Grieving.” “Be kind to yourself.” I say that a lot, but what exactly does that mean? In our Zoom session, we began by pointing out...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Love, Purpose and meaning, Relationships
I hope you are doing well today. As many of you know, we had another free Zoom Virtual Hangout this week. Our topic was 5 Keys to Helping Others in Grief. This session was so well received that I thought I would send everyone a quick summary of what we covered. While...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Regret, Relationships, Self-destructive behaviors, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Today I’m writing to give us all a gentle warning. We’re vulnerable. We’re hurting. Perhaps we’re even crushed, shattered. We’re not thinking straight. How could we? Grief is squeezing us. All this leaves us open to being taken advantage...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
I don’t know about you, but I see grief everywhere.A few weeks ago, Diane Hullet asked me to be on her podcast to talk about this very thing. As Diane said, “It feels like we’re all swimming in grief.”The world has changed. The world is...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Death and dying, Decision-making, Depression, Difference Making, Families and grief, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Hope, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Relationships, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Worry
This week, we had a couple of Zoom sessions called “Grief in a World Gone Crazy.”The response to these sessions was so good, I decided to put the video up on YouTube. You can watch it here.If you don’t have time to watch, I’ve written a brief...