Articles by Gary Roe
Pandemic Lessons: 3 Big Things I’ve Learned
Quarantine. Shelter-in-place. Lockdown. Social distancing. Blunt the curve. Stop the spread. These are terms we've become all too familiar with. Life has changed in a short period of time. We have been thrust into a season of grief. As a grief specialist, I'm fond of...
High Anxiety: “I’m Shaking Inside.”
The world changed overnight. COVID-19 appeared, and we're all feeling the effects of this powerful tsunami. In my previous post, 5 Tips: Grief, Fear, and the Coronavirus, I talked about the huge losses we're experiencing and how to handle them. Today's post, adapted...
5 Tips: Grief, Fear, and Coronavirus
The world is different. Life has changed. The coronavirus struck silently and quickly. The ripple effects began immediately and morphed into the current tsunami that we are now trying to manage. Every day, we wake up to a different scenario. The speed of it all is...
When Guilt Invades our Grief…
Guilt is a frequent visitor in grieving hearts. This post, adapted from Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart: Hope and Healing After Losing Your Partner, talks about this invading monster than only ends up adding to our pain. No matter what you loss, chances are...
Why Grief Can Be So Frustrating
Loss is painful and confusing. The following post, adapted from the recently released Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide, talks about our why grief can be so frustrating. No matter what your loss, chances are you'll be able to relate. “It’s okay to have...
When Your Family is Forever Changed
When a family member departs, the familial web changes shape. Everything is different. Though this article is about the loss of a parent (from Comfort for the Grieving Adult Child's Heart: Hope and Healing After Losing Your Parent), much of what is said could be true...
How much can a broken heart handle?
Loss can break our hearts. This post, adapted from Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart, points out that there's only so much a heart can take. No matter what your loss, chances are you'll be able to relate. FROM THE GRIEVING HEART: I woke up today and felt numb. I...
When We Feel Orphaned
When someone dies or leaves, we can feel left behind. Our personal worlds are altered forever. This article is adapted from the newly released Comfort for the Grieving Adult Child's Heart. No matter what loss you're currently dealing with, I think you'll be able to...
When We Can Barely Think or Talk
Loss stuns us. Our hearts have been hit and perhaps broken. We can't think. We can barely talk. The following article is adapted from my book Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child. No matter what your loss, chances are you can relate to Steve's stunned and grieving...
When We Feel Paralyzed in Grief…
Loss stuns the hearts. At times, we can feel paralyzed. Today's post, taken from my latest book, Aftermath, talks about how this grief paralysis can weave its way into our lives... FROM THE GRIEVING HEART: I feel frozen. Stuck. Paralyzed. The world is moving, but I’m...
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