by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Depression, Difference Making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Pandemic grief, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
This has been a tough year. We’ve lost so much. Our lives have been upended. Our routines and expectations have been throttled. Our sense of safety and security has taken a hit. We’ve lost people who are dear to us. Our hearts have been rattled and...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Regret, Sadness, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
The grief process is an exhausting marathon. One loss often leads to another, and then another. This post, taken from Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse, talks about the ongoing, frustrating pressure many grieving hearts feel. No matter what your loss,...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Family relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of a spouse, Love, Physical symptoms, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain
My book Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse is now five years old. This fact, along with our August focus on Honoring Widowed Spouses, led me to pull Heartbroken from the shelf and give it a once over. I thought, “You know what? This book could use...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loneliness, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Relationships, Spiritual suffering, Suicide grief, Worry
Friends are special, and best friends even more so. Most of us have had a number of best friends – parents, childhood friends, siblings, and spouses might be among them. This article, taken from Comfort for the Grieving Adult Child’s Heart: Hope and...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Love, Peace, Relationships, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Trauma recovery
When our hearts are hit by loss, we naturally go into self-protection mode. Our worlds have been upended. We suddenly realize that anything can happen at any time. We wonder what other losses are ahead. In this article, adapted from Comfort for the Grieving...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Difference Making, Emotional pain, Faith, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Love, Pandemic grief, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Service, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Thanks for being a part of our Difference Maker Community. Difference-making begins in the mind and the heart. How we think about things – what thoughts we allow to reside in our minds – determines a lot. Our mindset – what we choose to set our minds...
