How We Got from Dying to Grief- in Five Stages

How We Got from Dying to Grief- in Five Stages

Nothing in my life ever prepared me for dealing with grief and loss. I just told you a non-truth. Everything that I had ever learned about my broken heart had prepared me for dealing with grief. The problem here is that the information I had learned was either...
I Cannot Get Rid of their Stuff

I Cannot Get Rid of their Stuff

I will never move his stuff, ever. You don’t have to. There is no law that says you have to get rid of anything. This is a 100% personal decision that we each have to make for ourselves. Oddly enough, most of our friends and family members will feel that the faster we...
The Grieving Mornings

The Grieving Mornings

When your loss first occurs, you will be numb, and time will seem to run together. We often talk to people who sometimes say, “Today was a good day.” Meaning they were able to make it through without falling on the ground and falling apart. They got out of bed. Maybe...
I Cannot Say His Name

I Cannot Say His Name

I cannot bring myself to say her name. Just the thought of you can cause my heart to jump out of my chest.  I miss you so much. Grief can evoke various distinctive emotions in us, most of which we, as humans, are unfamiliar with.  The trigger can even simply be their...
I Just Want to Talk to Her One More Time

I Just Want to Talk to Her One More Time

I just want to have one more conversation. I need to tell you a few more things. I never got to tell you how important you were to me. I never got to say thank you for all that you did for me. I wish that I had one more day with you. Losing you was the most...
I Have Never Cried

I Have Never Cried

Why do the tears never come?  Crying is not grieving; tears may or may not be a sign of your grief. As grievers, we judge the progress of our grieving by the amount we cry. So often we meet clients who say, “But I’ve grieved already.” However, when we dig a little...