by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Loss is painful. Grief is challenging. Sometimes, the grief journey can seem like an unassisted solo climb of Mount Everest. Then there’s all the “extra” stress that bombards us daily. Much of this stress is due to lies. Yes, you read that right....
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Courageous Living, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Physical illness, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
During this painful grief journey, we can wonder about our sanity. “Am I going crazy?” is a question grieving hearts often ask. Let me clear this up right away. No. You’re not going crazy. You are, however, in a crazy-making situation. Someone you...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Difference Making, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Holiday grief, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Trauma recovery, Worry
It’s 2024. Can you believe it? When we enter a new year, many people reflect, evaluate, and look ahead. Some make resolutions. Some set objectives and goals for the year ahead. For grieving hearts, however, some of us are just trying to survive from day to day....
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Decision-making is normally a challenge for grieving hearts. Over the holidays, making decisions can be overwhelming or seem impossible. In my previous email, we talked about the importance of managing our expectations over the holidays – the expectations we...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
As we all know, grieving over the holidays is hard. Difficult. Frustrating. Painful. Fear-producing. Angering. Sad and often depressing. Underneath all of this, a sneaky holiday saboteur is lurking. This grief-complicator often manages to operate unrecognized and...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Last week, we had another Zoom Virtual Hangout where we talked about Why Holidays are So Hard. I wanted to give you a brief summary of what I presented. Before I dive in, if you didn’t register for the session but would like to view the recording, please reply...
