by Gary Roe | Emotional pain, Faith, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Merry Christmas Eve to you. This year has been, well, difficult. Painful. Sad. Confusing. Grief – laced with a lot of fear – is in the air. This morning, the word “groan” is stuck in my head. If you listen closely, you can hear it. We are...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Having COVID taught me a lot. Living in the COVID era has taught me even more. Specifically, COVID reminded me of some key truths about grief. When we lose sight of these simple truths, things go badly. COVID… This virus effects everyone differently. Some...
by Gary Roe | Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Relationships, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Trauma recovery
Though grief is lonely, none of us were meant to grieve alone. This article, adapted from the book Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, presents the concept of a Grief Recovery Team. No matter what our loss, we need helpful, supportive people around us. “Thanks...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Loneliness, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
“Why did you write this book?” “What can this book do for me?” I get asked these two questions all the time. So today I thought I would take some time and answer these questions about my new book that’s coming out in a few weeks –...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
I live in south-central Texas. Right now, it’s a mess. We’re freezing. It hardly ever gets below freezing here. Shoot, I have two palm trees in my backyard. Over the last five days, we’ve had single digit temps with sub-zero wind chills. Where you...
by Gary Roe | Communication, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Honesty and Transparency, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
The following article is adapted from Please Be Patient, I’m Grieving: How to Care for and Support the Grieving Heart. This book includes what many of us wish we could say to those around us about what loss is like, what we’re going through, and how they...
