Articles by Gary Roe
Five Reasons Why Loss is so HARD
Loss is hard. One of my best friends died at age 12 and left me in a fog. My dad’s death when I was 15 shattered my world. Every loss since has been difficult and sometimes traumatic. I felt punched in the gut or like I had been hit by a train. Even if death was...
Shouldn’t We Be Over This By Now?
We’re all missing someone. Michelle sat across the table from me, turning her chicken salad over and over with her fork. “I should be over this by now,” she sighed. Michelle’s mother had passed away four months earlier. They had seen each other almost every day for a...
When Life Changes in an Instant
Sudden loss is shocking. Like a missile out of the blue, it can devastate our world in an instant. It happened so quickly “It happened so quickly. One minute he seemed fine, and the next he was gone. It was all so sudden,” Connie said through her tears. Matt...
The paperback of Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving is out!
We all grieve. We need each other, badly. That's why I wrote Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving: How to Care For and Support the Grieving Heart. I hoped and prayed that together we could get this book into the hands of those who needed it. So far, the results have...
Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving has been released!
So many are hurting. We want to help. The electronic version of Please Be Patient, I’m Grieving has been released! And even better, it’s FREE for the next two days (April 1-2)! This is our gift to you - and to anyone you choose to share it with! CLICK HERE to download...
PLEASE BE PATIENT, I'M GRIEVING is Coming April 1!
People out there are hurting. People like us. Grieving people need to feel heard and understood. Sadly, most seem to feel misunderstood, judged, belittled, and even rejected. It doesn’t have to be this way. It’s time we took the grieving heart seriously. That’s why I...
4 Steps for Surviving Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day can be hard, especially if you've lost someone. I used to think the whole Valentine's affair was silly. Candy, chocolates, cards, and flowers. Growing up, I saw a lot of show, but little substance. Now, I see the day differently. "Be my Valentine" has...
Happy New Year?
"Happy New Year!" they say. Because of heavy losses, some of us might take exception to the happy part. We might hope it's better than last, but we can't quite imagine what happy would be yet. Others of us are barely scraping by. We're exhausted, and wondering where...
How to Navigate the EMOTIONAL MINEFIELD of Christmas
Christmas is wonderful. It can also be tough. The air is filled with tinkling bells, holiday music, and seasonal fragrances. People are everywhere, holding hands, smiling, getting into the “Christmas spirit.” The world around us commands us to be happy and celebrate....
4 Tips for Handling Holiday Loneliness
Recently, I sent out a one-question survey asking people what they struggled with most in the grief process. Out of over 400 responses, the most common answer was loneliness. Holidays can make this even worse. This time of year surfaces our losses and throws them in...
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