by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Physical illness, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Trauma recovery
Loss is painful. Grief is challenging. In fact, sometimes the whole loss and grief process can seem like a solo, unassisted climb of Mount Everest. Personally, I’ve hiked some mountains, but I haven’t actually “climbed” any (where you need...
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...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Love, Purpose and meaning, Relationships
I hope you are doing well today. As many of you know, we had another free Zoom Virtual Hangout this week. Our topic was 5 Keys to Helping Others in Grief. This session was so well received that I thought I would send everyone a quick summary of what we covered. While...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from trauma, Hope, loss of loved one, Love, Physical symptoms, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
The loss of someone special shakes us. Our hearts are broken, perhaps even shattered. We can feel undone and lost. Grief can be raw at times. When grief is raw, it’s hard to function – and impossible to function like we used to. We’re not living....
