Recovering The SelfA Journal of Hope and Healing

Grief

Your Grief Is Not A Problem To Be Solved

by Kelci Jager In the course of human experience, emotions navigate a complex journey, intertwining with moments of joy, sorrow, love, and loss. However, …

The Town Hall Steps

by Beth Parker It has been thirteen years. Yet. Each time I return to the town in which we grew up. The town in which I would walk past him. I would break my …

Thoughts on Obituaries

by Marlene Mesot Sooner or later we are all going to need one. This is not going to be a comedic or a morbid recitation. Hopefully by the end, it will be …

3 Meaningful Sympathy Gifts for Grieving Parents

by Angie Worley When it comes to grief, there’s absolutely nothing that can make the pain any easier. As close friends and family, this can be extremely …

Bereavement Counseling – What to Do When You Need One

Guest Blog There comes a time in a person’s life when you experience the demise of a loved one, and your response to this loss is grief. Getting used to this …

Suicide Survivors Need This Kind of Help from Their Loved Ones

by Matt Whetton While we were all quarantining ourselves to prevent the spread of Covid-19, other tragedies were occurring as an outcome— depression and …

7 Realities About Grief Which Will Make Coping Easier

by Nat Juchems At certain points in our lives, we’ll all discover that as death is inevitable, so too is grief. Most of us will lose someone close to us over …

5 Common Misconceptions About Grief | World of Psychology

5 Common Misconceptions About Grief By Jessica Meiman ~ 2 min read Like many painful emotions, we don’t talk much about grief. Grief is the emotional …

The Waltz: Death as a Gift and Teacher

by Laura Anne White The Waltz Was not how I had been taught Nor had imagined It was me, there, and her Frail hands resting like hinges Locked into my shoulder …

The Stages of Grief

by Hannah Bates The death of someone close to you, whether they are a child, parent, or partner, is one of the hardest things that we can go through in life. …

Shepherding the Bereft

by Christy Lowry How often when we see a loss overwhelming those we love, do we wonder how we can help them, especially around the holidays? Asking myself this …

Symposium – Life After Loss, October 25 & 26th in Danbury, CT

Facing Forward and Accepting What Is

Guest Blogger: Melissa Miles McCarter One of the consequences of having infertility and loss is my romanticizing motherhood. In 2003, my daughter died of …

Moving Forward after the Death of a Loved One

Guest Blogger: Lyndsi Decker Although the prospect that you can lose a loved one in the near future is probably in the back of your mind, it is something you …

Farewell, But Never Goodbye

(A Poem by Craig Kyzar in Memory of Hudson)   The last jagged fragments trickle over stuttering lips. I have nothing left to cry. So bravely you fought, …

Dealing with Grief, Years after a Loved One Passes Away

Guest Blogger: Chi Seven years ago, my grandfather passed away in his sleep. Despite having trouble with his heart in the years preceding his death, the end …

The Power of Language: Grief as a Relationship

Guest Blogger: Leslee Tessmann Because we are human beings who have language, we actually have a relationship to everything and everyone. Our words give us our …

Grief's Many Faces and Many Gifts

by Leslee Tessmann Losses come in all shapes and sizes and whether we realize it or not, grief can be a frequent visitor to our lives. Job and career changes, …

Back to Basics – The Tasks of Grief

BACK TO BASICS: THE TASKS OF GRIEF by Leslee Tessmann For whatever reason, based on personal experience or from what they’ve observed or been told, it’s …

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