by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Regret, Sadness, Teen Grief
The following is adapted from the 2018 Book Excellence Award Winner, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart. Grief often comes laden with guilt. You’ll be able to relate, even if you don’t have teens. In times of loss, teens can see themselves...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain, Worry
In grief, questions abound. We wonder about many things. The same questions tend to circle around us – over, and over, and over again. From the Grieving Heart: I miss you. Badly. I have one of your voicemails saved. I find myself listening to it over and over....
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Physical symptoms, Sadness, Suffering and Pain
Loss stuns us. How could this happen? They were just here. From the Grieving Heart: How could this happen? This can’t be real. You’re going to walk through that door any moment, I just know it. The tears start to flow. They morph into sobs. I can...
by Gary Roe | Communication, Courageous Living, Death and dying, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Relationships, Stress Management
“I go to work, but I’m not all there. I’m tired. My brain is foggy. I’m on auto-pilot most of the time,” Tim shared. “Work is weird. Everything is weird.” Tim’s son Ethan was a quiet, introspective kid. He preferred reading...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief recovery, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Teen Grief
The following is adapted from the 2018 Book Excellence Award Winner, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart. Even if you don’t have teens, please read on. Chances are you’ll be able to personally relate to the sadness described here. How we manage this...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Purpose and meaning, Suffering and Pain, Teen Grief
Last week I received word that one of my books, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart, was the winner of a 2018 Book Excellence Award. As I read the email, I sat there for a moment, stunned. Then, I sighed. Tears came into my eyes. Somebody noticed....
