by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Most of us would love to have more peace. Inner peace. Peace of mind. Peace of heart. Peace with God. Peace with other people. Peace with ourselves. The loss of loved ones and the resulting grief journey can be excruciating. Everything is upside down. Life has been...
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 | 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 | Anxiety, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loneliness, Loss of a sibling, loss of loved one, Love, Pandemic grief, Regret, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
When loss strikes, our world is turned upside down. We’re shocked, stunned, and perhaps even paralyzed. Working through what happened is difficult, painful, and exhausting. We all want to grieve well – to grieve in ways that are healthy and that honor our...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, loss of loved one, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
There are several important components to a healthy grief process. One big key is acceptance. Grieving hearts need to be seen and heard. We long for and need the acceptance of others on this difficult and painful road. Sadly, we often don’t feel accepted or...
