by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
The death of a loved one – someone indescribably special – changes everything. It changes us. Because loss changes us, our relationships naturally change as well. And not all these changes are positive. Some people we counted on disappear. It’s like...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, loss of loved one, Peace, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Depression. We’ve heard about it. We experience it. All of us would like for it to go away. The depression that grieving hearts experience is often loss-related. In other words, we feel depressed because of all the change, upheaval, and emotional pain...
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, 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, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Trauma recovery, Worry
In my last post, I talked about seven reasons why we tend to be hard on ourselves while grieving: 1. Perfectionism.2. The desire for control.3. Being super-responsible.4. Guilt / Shame.5. Keeping up appearances.6. The need to be strong.7. Past pain, trauma, and...
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...
