by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Worry
“I can’t even get grief right!” Stacey felt like a failure. Her recent loss had taken a huge toll. She felt like a child again. She felt vulnerable. She felt small. She felt like she couldn’t do anything well or get anything right. Like she...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
We’re made for connection. We’re designed for relationships. No wonder this hurts. No wonder our hearts are broken. No wonder we feel lost sometimes. The grief journey is hard, hard, hard. How we navigate this journey matters – both to ourselves and...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Peace, Physical symptoms, Regret, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
Loss is incredibly difficult. We’re made for connection not separation. The pain can be intense. Our hearts are broken. We feel shattered. Devastated. The grief inside can be overwhelming. Look at that last sentence again. “The grief inside…”...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anniversaries, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Service, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
Loss tends to create questions. Lots and lots of questions. How did this happen? Why? What do I do now? How do I handle this? What’s next? Most grieving hearts are dealing with multiple questions almost all the time. And our questions are hardly ever...
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 | Anger management, Anxiety, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from trauma, Hope, loss of loved one, Love, Physical symptoms, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
The loss of someone special shakes us. Our hearts are broken, perhaps even shattered. We can feel undone and lost. Grief can be raw at times. When grief is raw, it’s hard to function – and impossible to function like we used to. We’re not living....
