by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Hope, loss of loved one, Love, Pandemic grief, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Trauma recovery, Worry
I don’t know about you, but I’m glad to see 2020 disappearing into my rear view mirror. 2020 was a year of profound, debilitating grief. The sheer amount of change was stunning and crippling. For those of us who lost family members or friends, COVID added...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Difference Making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Love, Pandemic grief, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Christmas is upon us. It’s no secret the holiday season is extremely difficult for those of us who are grieving. Thinking back… This year has been tumultuous. We all want to see 2020 disappearing in our rear view mirror. We’ve lost so much. The...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Depression, Difference Making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Pandemic grief, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
This has been a tough year. We’ve lost so much. Our lives have been upended. Our routines and expectations have been throttled. Our sense of safety and security has taken a hit. We’ve lost people who are dear to us. Our hearts have been rattled and...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, Love, Relationships, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
When a loved one departs, we miss their hearing their voice. As we go through our days, there may be times when we can swear we hear them calling us. Our hearts can still hear and see them. This post, taken from Comfort for the Grieving Parent’s Heart, delves...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Family relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of a spouse, Love, Physical symptoms, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain
My book Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse is now five years old. This fact, along with our August focus on Honoring Widowed Spouses, led me to pull Heartbroken from the shelf and give it a once over. I thought, “You know what? This book could use...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Hope, Loneliness, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
Every relationship is unique – and so each loss is different. This post, adapted from Comfort for the Grieving Spouse’s Heart, talks about how the loss of someone we love thrusts us into an unknown world. No matter what your loss, chances are you can...
