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 | Anger management, Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain, Worry
This week we had another Zoom Virtual Hangout. In our session, we talked about “How to Be Kind to Yourself While Grieving.” “Be kind to yourself.” I say that a lot, but what exactly does that mean? In our Zoom session, we began by pointing out...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loneliness, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Suffering and Pain
This is a tough post to write. It will be hard to read. But it’s true. We’ve lived it. We’re still living it. COVID. Coronavirus disease. Two-and-a-half years ago, we had never heard of it. Today, it seems to work it’s way into almost every...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anxiety, Courageous Living, Emotional pain, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Peace, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
If anyone had told me what the last two years were going to be like, I wouldn’t have believed them. I still have trouble believing a lot of what I’m seeing around me in the world. Perhaps you are too. Our own losses combined with the current world upheaval...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
I don’t know about you, but I see grief everywhere.A few weeks ago, Diane Hullet asked me to be on her podcast to talk about this very thing. As Diane said, “It feels like we’re all swimming in grief.”The world has changed. The world is...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
I hope the first few days of 2022 has treated you well. First of all, forgive me. I’m behind. Here it is, January 6, and I haven’t wished you a Happy New Year yet. I have a good excuse, however. COVID visited our family for Christmas, and some of us are...
