by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
“Happy New Year!” they say. Because of heavy losses, some of us might take exception to the happy part. We might hope it’s better than last, but we can’t quite imagine what happy would be yet. Others of us are barely scraping by. We’re...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Death and dying, Decision-making, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Holiday grief, Loneliness, Love, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Service, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
Recently, I sent out a one-question survey asking people what they struggled with most in the grief process. Out of over 400 responses, the most common answer was loneliness. Holidays can make this even worse. This time of year surfaces our losses and throws them in...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Death and dying, divorce recovery, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from trauma, Loneliness, Peace, Relationships, Stress Management, Trauma recovery
There are times in life when everything seems gigantic. For example, we’re vulnerable when in the midst of: Conflict Stress Tragedy Abuse Loss Death Grief The unknown These are just a few of things that can grip and squeeze us with seemingly merciless power. Our...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Decision-making, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing, Peace, Relationships, Suffering and Pain
Our 12-year-old son Aaron was recently in the hospital for two weeks battling some very stubborn infections. Today, I’m happy to report that Aaron has been home for over a week and is recovering nicely. Now that the danger is over, we’re extremely...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anger management, Death and dying, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing, Healing from the past, Holiday grief, Hospice stories, Peace, Regret, Relationships
[dropcap2 variation=”coffee”]R[/dropcap2]egrets. Life is full of them. When we’re in the midst of loss or heavy stress, our mistakes seem to materialize out of nowhere. And they can be relentless. And it’s not only about what we did, but what we didn’t do....
by Gary Roe | Communication, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Decision-making, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing, Hospice stories, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Suffering and Pain
People are hurting. Loss is everywhere. We want to help. We want to give away some books, and we hope you can help us. Here’s the story: Three years ago, New York Times Bestseller Cecil Murphey (90 Minutes in Heaven, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story,...
