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...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Grief is a more like a marathon than a sprint. The process is arduous, painful, and exhausting. Those of us who are grieving know this all too well. When we lose someone special, our worlds are altered forever. We bump into more loss and change almost every day....
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Difference Making, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Pandemic grief, Relationships, Sadness, Service, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Recently, I did a Zoom Session for subscribers where I shared some Grief Resolutions for 2021. The response was so positive, I thought I would share them here. Resolutions, Affirmations, Truths. Frankly, I’m not a big fan or resolutions. I prefer to call the...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Loneliness, Loss of a parent, loss of loved one, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
“This isn’t fair!” is a common statement for those who have lost someone special. Why did this happen to them, to us? We look at the world around us and are stunned. How can this be? Other people still have spouses, partners, parents, children,...
by Gary Roe | Anniversaries, Birthdays, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Holiday grief, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Regret, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
When we’re grieving, we seem to bump into a reminder of our loss with every step. This article, taken from Comfort for the Grieving Parent’s Heart, talks about the shock, pain, and frustration we experience when the world reminds us of our loss. Widowed...