by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Trauma recovery
Recently, I had the honor of speaking at a webinar hosted by the Minnesota Gerontological Society on “Loss, Grief, and Aging in a COVID World.” We all experience loss. We all grieve. We’re all aging. And we all live in a COVID-influenced world....
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide grief
In the world of grief, it’s nice to get good news. A few weeks ago, I received some surprisingly good news. My book Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide had been selected from thousands of titles as a Best Book Awards Winner. A few days...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Emotional pain, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Physical symptoms, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suicide grief
Sometimes the best help comes from places we least expect it.A number of years ago, I was struggling with a terrible loss in my life. The pain, anxiety, and confusion were nearly debilitating.Every day, I rolled out of bed and headed out to visit those who were dying....
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a parent, loss of loved one, Love, Pandemic grief, Regret, Sadness, Suicide grief
When someone dies, how we say goodbye matters. This past week was the anniversary of my dad’s death. Looking back, I’m grateful I had a chance to say goodbye. I was 15 years old at the time. My dad dropped in front of me of a heart attack one Sunday...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
I live in south-central Texas. Right now, it’s a mess. We’re freezing. It hardly ever gets below freezing here. Shoot, I have two palm trees in my backyard. Over the last five days, we’ve had single digit temps with sub-zero wind chills. Where you...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Difference Making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Pandemic grief, Relationships, Sadness, Service, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Recently, I did a Zoom Session for subscribers where I shared some Grief Resolutions for 2021. The response was so positive, I thought I would share them here. Resolutions, Affirmations, Truths. Frankly, I’m not a big fan or resolutions. I prefer to call the...
