by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Peace, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
There are many obstacles and potential stumbling blocks along the grief journey. One particular stumbling block can sabotage not only our grief process but our entire lives. It’s sneaky. It creeps up on us. It’s familiar. Most of us have been doing it for...
by Gary Roe | Decision-making, Emotional pain, Faith, Family relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Service, Spiritual growth, Stress Management
A few days ago, we had another Zoom Virtual Hangout. We talked about “What to Expect in 2023.” Many of you were there or received the recording.The response to this session was so good, I decided to write a brief summary of what we talked about.What can we...
by Gary Roe | Birthdays, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, grief support, Healing, Holiday grief, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
One of those special days is coming up, and I don’t know what to do. I’m dreading it. I want to hide. Yet, I know the day will come anyway, no matter what. How do I survive this? Our calendars are full of special days. Holidays. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Thanksgiving....
by Gary Roe | Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Holiday grief, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
Many things can sabotage a grieving heart. Today, I would like to mention just one of them. Expectations. We all have expectations. They tend to be unspoken. They fly under our radar. They’re sneaky. Often, we’re unaware they even exist. We have expectations of...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain, Worry
This week we had another Zoom Virtual Hangout. In our session, we talked about “How to Be Kind to Yourself While Grieving.” “Be kind to yourself.” I say that a lot, but what exactly does that mean? In our Zoom session, we began by pointing out...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Regret, Relationships, Self-destructive behaviors, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Today I’m writing to give us all a gentle warning. We’re vulnerable. We’re hurting. Perhaps we’re even crushed, shattered. We’re not thinking straight. How could we? Grief is squeezing us. All this leaves us open to being taken advantage...
