by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, 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, Physical symptoms, Sadness, Suffering and Pain
Loss stuns us. How could this happen? They were just here. From the Grieving Heart: How could this happen? This can’t be real. You’re going to walk through that door any moment, I just know it. The tears start to flow. They morph into sobs. I can...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief recovery, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Teen Grief
The following is adapted from the 2018 Book Excellence Award Winner, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart. Even if you don’t have teens, please read on. Chances are you’ll be able to personally relate to the sadness described here. How we manage this...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Fear, Grief recovery, Healing, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Peace, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Worry
When we lose someone we love, our world is upended. Our hearts shake. We’re stunned. Our lives changed in an instant. Dealing with all the changes loss and grief bring is hard work. From the Grieving Heart: I miss you. Badly. I have one of your voicemails saved. I...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Emotional pain, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Love, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain
Loss smacks us like a tsunami. It leaves us stunned and shaken, wondering what hit us. Grief can be intense. From the Grieving Heart: How could this happen? This can’t be real. You’re going to walk through that door any moment, I just know it. The...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Death and dying, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Loneliness, loss of a spouse, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Trauma recovery
Life can take our breath away. Literally. “It’s constant. I had no idea how hard it would be. The depth of the grief is astounding,” Maggie shared. “Sometimes I feel like I can’t even catch my breath.” Maggie’s husband Ted had died of pancreatic cancer six months...
by Gary Roe | Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Loss of a Child, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
We’re all missing someone. Michelle sat across the table from me, turning her chicken salad over and over with her fork. “I should be over this by now,” she sighed. Michelle’s mother had passed away four months earlier. They had seen each other almost every day for a...
