by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Faith, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing, Honesty and Transparency, Hope, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
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...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
Sadness. It’s the number one emotion grieving hearts experience. Sadness is a universal emotion. Everyone experiences it at some time or another – usually in situations where we are enduring a loss. Sadness is also a sort of umbrella term describing a...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Relationships, Sadness, Stress Management
People can disappoint us, especially when we’re grieving. People we counted on disappeared. Others distanced themselves. Still others do and say things that trigger more pain and grief. Most people are compassionate for a few weeks, but then everyone expects us to...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loneliness, Loss of a sibling, loss of loved one, Love, Pandemic grief, Regret, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
When loss strikes, our world is turned upside down. We’re shocked, stunned, and perhaps even paralyzed. Working through what happened is difficult, painful, and exhausting. We all want to grieve well – to grieve in ways that are healthy and that honor our...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Love, Purpose and meaning, Relationships
I hope you are doing well today. As many of you know, we had another free Zoom Virtual Hangout this week. Our topic was 5 Keys to Helping Others in Grief. This session was so well received that I thought I would send everyone a quick summary of what we covered. While...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Peace, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
I have a question for you. Do you feel confused sometimes? Confusion is often a part of grief. When we think about it, that makes perfect sense. Our lives have been upended. Our hearts are broken. Our minds are spinning. Everything has changed. We wake up each morning...
