Since the beginning of the pandemic and shelter-in-place order we have been in a constant state of adapting. We, as humans, have adapted to being stuck in a new environment, following new routines and for some taking on new roles. All these adjustments have happened under the...
Death is something that is inevitable and yet we as a society do a good job at avoiding any thought of it. When we are affected by grief and death it can make us feel helpless and powerless. It sometimes feels harder to go through when we see it affecting our loved ones. This is something that...
Today is the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, still ringing loudly for some and bringing up old feelings. Any time there is an anniversary of loss, there will be a range memories, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. People may move right past dates of past...
Grief is a word that people use to describe the mourning period after a loss. Widows go through grief, as does anyone who loses a loved one, even if the death was anticipated and the person was ready to let go. Many people don’t realize what grief can encompass or how it presents...
C.S. Lewis wrote, “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear”. Unfortunately, Grief is not a tidy nor orderly process. As each person is unique, so is the grieving process. In the midst of the holidays, a wide range of emotions may arise therefore; it is helpful to talk about...
C.S. Lewis once stated, “I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state but a process”. In the midst of expressing grief I believe it is often best understood as a process. C.S. Lewis later explains that “the death...
I recently heard a fascinating podcast about the human mind as it pertains to consciousness. At one point, the speaker abandoned his train of thought for an intentional digression on nostalgia and its effects on the human body. He went on to divulge that the experience of nostalgia- and its...
The short answer – everyone experiences grief differently. The long answer - let me explain. Now each of us most likely has experienced some form of grief, whether from a loss, a move, or grieving something that you never had to begin with. Life here on this earth is not perfect and so it...
