by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Death and dying, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
After the death of someone we love, guilt usually comes knocking. It can be heavy. Persistent. Relentless. It can feel like the guilt list has no end. What do we do with this? The following is an excerpt from Comfort for Grieving Hearts. I think you’ll be able...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, grief support, Holiday grief, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management
Loss is terribly painful – especially during the holiday season. Christmas is coming. Soon. Grieving hearts are already drained and exhausted. How are we supposed to “do” Christmas? Here’s another Grief Affirmation for you. This grief journey...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, grief support, Holiday grief, Loss of a Child, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
The grief journey is tough, especially during the holidays. Grief triggers are everywhere. Aromas, Christmas songs, decorations, holiday sights and events. Our hearts are packed full of memories from this time of year, so almost anything can surface the grief within...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief pain, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Honesty and Transparency, loss of loved one, Peace, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
I feel shaky inside. I’m skittish and nervous. I’m anxious about everything now. What is happening to me? How do I deal with this? Anxiety is extremely common during times of loss. Most of us deal with some anxiety on a daily basis. We live in an anxious world. Some...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, 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, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
“I don’t know how to do this.” I have certainly felt that way. Have you? Loss catapults us into a new world. We’ve never been here before. We don’t know what to do or how to be. The following is an excerpt from my book, Comfort for...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, grief support, Honesty and Transparency, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
“Everyone wants me to feel better.” I’ve felt that a lot. I’ll bet you have too. It seems that loss and pain are unpopular in our world (even though everyone experiences them). We run from pain. We get a variety of reactions. Some avoid us....