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, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Holiday grief, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
I hope you are doing well today. Thanksgiving is almost upon us. When we’re grieving, the Thanksgiving holiday comes with all kinds of challenges. What are we supposed to do with this? How do we navigate special days that are supposed to be about family,...
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...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Service, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
I wanted to let you know that Soul Cry is now available. Soul Cry is currently on new release special for the next few days: The Kindle edition is more than 80% off its eventual retail price at only $0.99. The Nook and eBook editions are also currently only $0.99. The...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anger management, Anxiety, Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Difference Making, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing, Honesty and Transparency, Hope, Jesus' return, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Pandemic grief, Peace, Physical illness, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Sadness, Service, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
People have asked me to share more about what my new book Soul Cry is about. To answer this, let me share a portion of the introduction to the book. What Soul Cry is All About Our souls are crying out. The world is shaking. Things are changing rapidly, and not...
