Articles by Gary Roe
Are These Thieves Stealing Your Peace?
In my last post, I began talking about some of the things that can seriously disrupt our lives and our grief journey. I called them peace thieves. Last time, we talked about five of these sneaky culprits: hurry, worry, noise, busy-ness, and comparison. These saboteurs...
Peace Thieves are on the Loose!
Most of us would love to have more peace. Inner peace. Peace of mind. Peace of heart. Peace with God. Peace with other people. Peace with ourselves. The loss of loved ones and the resulting grief journey can be excruciating. Everything is upside down. Life has been...
When We Believe Lies About Ourselves…
This month, we've been talking about the power of lies. We began by unearthing some of the lies we believe about grief and the grief process. We tackled this in a Zoom session together. We also published an article called Is Grief Misinformation a Thing? Last week, I...
Is Grief Misinformation a Thing?
Is grief misinformation a thing? Yes. Yes, indeed. Most of us have bought into quite a few myths about grief and the grief journey. Somewhere down the line, we developed some ideas about how the grief process goes - or should go. Once we experienced a major loss,...
The Healing Power of Writing in Grief Recovery
We're made for connection. We're designed for relationships. No wonder this hurts. No wonder our hearts are broken. No wonder we feel lost sometimes. The grief journey is hard, hard, hard. How we navigate this journey matters - both to ourselves and to those around...
The Power of Talking It Out
Loss is incredibly difficult. We're made for connection not separation. The pain can be intense. Our hearts are broken. We feel shattered. Devastated. The grief inside can be overwhelming. Look at that last sentence again. "The grief inside..." Stating the obvious,...
Anxiety is a Strength-Sucker
Who likes anxiety? I sure don't. It's been a nemesis of mine for a long time. My past and my losses have stirred my anxiety pot many times. There were times when anxiety became a major force in my life.I'm reminded of these words from C. H. Spurgeon: “Our anxiety does...
How to Handle Emotional Overwhelm
This week we had another great Virtual Hangout Session via Zoom. We talked about Handling Emotional Overwhelm. This topic is so relevant, I thought I would share with everyone a summary of what I presented. To overwhelm means to upset, overpower, crush. To engulf,...
Loss Creates Questions, and More Questions
Loss tends to create questions. Lots and lots of questions. How did this happen? Why? What do I do now? How do I handle this? What's next? Most grieving hearts are dealing with multiple questions almost all the time. And our questions are hardly ever once-and-done....
Climbing the Grief Mount Everest
Loss is painful. Grief is challenging. In fact, sometimes the whole loss and grief process can seem like a solo, unassisted climb of Mount Everest. Personally, I've hiked some mountains, but I haven't actually "climbed" any (where you need serious gear, equipment,...
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