by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Depression, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, loss of loved one, Peace, Regret, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Who likes anxiety? I sure don’t. It’s been a nemesis of mine for a long time. My past and my losses have stirred my anxiety pot many times. There were times when anxiety became a major force in my life.I’m reminded of these words from C. H. Spurgeon:...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Regret, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
This week we had another great Virtual Hangout Session via Zoom. We talked about Handling Emotional Overwhelm. This topic is so relevant, I thought I would share with everyone a summary of what I presented. To overwhelm means to upset, overpower, crush. To engulf,...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anniversaries, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Service, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
Loss tends to create questions. Lots and lots of questions. How did this happen? Why? What do I do now? How do I handle this? What’s next? Most grieving hearts are dealing with multiple questions almost all the time. And our questions are hardly ever...
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, 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, 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...
