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...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
Why are we grievers so hard on ourselves sometimes (or maybe all the time)? You would think we would realize that a devastating loss would bring life as we know it to a grinding halt. But the reality is that we don’t know what to do when loss strikes. Loss is...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, 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 symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Worry
“I can’t even get grief right!” Stacey felt like a failure. Her recent loss had taken a huge toll. She felt like a child again. She felt vulnerable. She felt small. She felt like she couldn’t do anything well or get anything right. Like she...
