by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Regret, Sadness, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
The grief process is an exhausting marathon. One loss often leads to another, and then another. This post, taken from Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse, talks about the ongoing, frustrating pressure many grieving hearts feel. No matter what your loss,...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, Peace, Self-destructive behaviors, Stress Management, Suicide, Suicide grief, Trauma recovery, Worry
Some of us become hyper-busy after a loss. Is busy-ness a healthy coping strategy for grieving hearts? This post, adapted from the book Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide, digs into this issue. Whatever your loss, chances are you’ve run up against...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Hope, Loneliness, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
Every relationship is unique – and so each loss is different. This post, adapted from Comfort for the Grieving Spouse’s Heart, talks about how the loss of someone we love thrusts us into an unknown world. No matter what your loss, chances are you can...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, Relationships, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
The world is often not kind to grieving hearts. Our lives have been changed forever, but the lives of those around us seem to go along untouched. Others are compassionate toward us for a while, but they expect us to quickly get back to “normal” – to...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Love, Peace, Relationships, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Trauma recovery
When our hearts are hit by loss, we naturally go into self-protection mode. Our worlds have been upended. We suddenly realize that anything can happen at any time. We wonder what other losses are ahead. In this article, adapted from Comfort for the Grieving...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Sadness, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
When loss hits, our bodies feel the ongoing shock. This post, adapted from Comfort for the Grieving Spouse’s Heart, talks about how grief can make us sick. No matter what you loss, I’ll bet you can relate to the Grieving Heart below… FROM THE...