Author, Speaker & Grief Counselor
“Say not in grief he is no more but in thankfulness that he was.” Hebrew proverb
I ran across this online today, and it sparked so much in my heart, brain, and soul that I had to add it to my blog. I had just been talking to my sister, … Read the rest
No one grieves the same way or at the same pace. Families reeling from a loss, especially death, struggle with the differences because they don’t understand why others aren’t portraying the same feelings or behaving as him or her. It always bears repeating. No one grieves the same. Our grief … Read the rest
Grief never leaves you – you change over time as you adjust to the empty spaces. Looking at a calm sea is rather like the face you show the world when a loved one dies. But, under the sea, there is a whole other reality with sea life, plants, and … Read the rest
I am feeling small today. It is hard to describe. At times grief is hard to explain. Just in the past few weeks, I have experienced the deaths of several friends whom I loved deeply. Pamala Iacovitti was diagnosed with an aggressive lung cancer and passed within six weeks. I … Read the rest
On page 219 with a page title of “The Storm” in a book my dear friend Ann Wilson read (I have to ask her the title again), was a passage that she felt so strongly about…enough so that she carries it in her wallet. We had breakfast together last week … Read the rest
When you lose a loved one, it can break your heart and your spirit. It can feel like being at the bottom of a valley that will take forever to climb out from. It takes a long time to sort out your feelings…good and bad. This reminds me of the … Read the rest
Lack of focus and the inability to be present is a common issue for those who are grieving. I can remember struggling through meetings at work. It was a bad combination of me not being able to track what was going on because I was mentally and physically exhausted plus … Read the rest
This morning I had the pleasure of chatting on the radio with Audrey Pellicano who is also a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. She lives and works in NYC. Her show is called “Grief Relief with Audrey Pellicano”. Audrey’s husband passed away from leukemia and she has dedicated her life to … Read the rest