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 | Depression, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Spiritual questioning, Suicide, Suicide grief
Grief can be sneaky. A couple of months ago, Liz Carey, a writer for GoodRx, contacted me wanting to do an article on how to live with grief.As we talked, the interview took a different direction than I had anticipated. Liz asked me if I had personally ever felt stuck...
by Gary Roe | Decision-making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual suffering
I’m writing today to give you a sneak peek inside my new book, the Grieving the Write Way Journal and Workbook. You can tell a lot about a book from the beginning, so I thought I would share the new book’s introduction with you. Here you go… WHAT...
by Gary Roe | Decision-making, Emotional pain, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Holiday grief, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suicide grief
We all have questions. After a loss, it seems like our questions multiply exponentially. Recently, my friends Kathy and Stephanie had me back on their podcast, As I Live and Grieve. They had me talk about my latest book, The Grief Guidebook: Common Questions,...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Emotional pain, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, 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, Physical symptoms, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suicide grief
Sometimes the best help comes from places we least expect it.A number of years ago, I was struggling with a terrible loss in my life. The pain, anxiety, and confusion were nearly debilitating.Every day, I rolled out of bed and headed out to visit those who were dying....
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...
