This week a bereaved mother came into the office. With dread in her voice she said, “His birthday is coming soon. It feels so heavy, awful, scary, and shattering – once again.” Her Day-of-Dread approaches. Do you have one too? You can’t stop that day from...
Last year on Saturday, August 3, 2019, I was vacationing in the quaint town of Hood River, OR. Imagine the emotions when hearing the shocking news that your next-door neighbor’s parents had been assaulted by a White Supremacist? Hearing that her father was murdered...
Dear Community, Is there a date you dread? A death day anniversary? The birthday, death day, or anniversary date you ‘celebrate’ without your loved one’s earthly presence? One of those dates for me is January 24th. Without looking at a calendar I can feel the...
It is so interesting how grief appears in my conversations with friends, family and colleagues. I called Heather Michet on a sunny January afternoon because she is the Songstress for the May 10, 2018 “A Ceremony for Women Grieving Children”. There were...
The Dreaded Death Day Anniversary I recently received this question: What are your suggestions as the first anniversary of my mother’s death is approaching? This month’s focus is on the brain as it relates to grief. Let us first look at brain science. An...
