by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anniversaries, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Service, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
Loss tends to create questions. Lots and lots of questions. How did this happen? Why? What do I do now? How do I handle this? What’s next? Most grieving hearts are dealing with multiple questions almost all the time. And our questions are hardly ever...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Peace, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
There are many obstacles and potential stumbling blocks along the grief journey. One particular stumbling block can sabotage not only our grief process but our entire lives. It’s sneaky. It creeps up on us. It’s familiar. Most of us have been doing it for...
by Gary Roe | Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Holiday grief, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
Many things can sabotage a grieving heart. Today, I would like to mention just one of them. Expectations. We all have expectations. They tend to be unspoken. They fly under our radar. They’re sneaky. Often, we’re unaware they even exist. We have expectations of...
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, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, Peace, Self-destructive behaviors, Stress Management, Suicide, Suicide grief, Trauma recovery, Worry
Some of us become hyper-busy after a loss. Is busy-ness a healthy coping strategy for grieving hearts? This post, adapted from the book Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide, digs into this issue. Whatever your loss, chances are you’ve run up against...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Grief and Loss, Guilt, Healing from the past, Loss of a Child, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Regret, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide grief
Grief can be terribly challenging. Most of us try to find ways to help ourselves feel better. Sometimes the need for relief can lead us to dark places. This article, adapted from my book, Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide, talks about how addiction can...
