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Growing Grief

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Mending Broken Cords

Mending Broken Cords

Looking back at this reflection from four months after John died, I find it still holds true for me. Sharing it here for those still new…

Apr 15

Loss Silence New Gifts Hope Moving OnSilence

Loss Silence New Gifts Hope Moving OnSilence

The prompt that day was: Write a worst case and/or best case poem…

Apr 14

New Version

On finding one’s identity in the wake of loss…

Apr 9

March Moon at Bedtime

March Moon at Bedtime

Apr 6

My best friend died. What now?

My best friend died. What now?

Have you have lost someone close to you, and it felt shocking, premature and entirely unfair? You are not alone.

Craig D D Brown

Mar 31

I Write Because My Brother Died

I Write Because My Brother Died

Thanks, Tim, for the inspiration

Mar 31

Four Questions to Find Solid Ground

Four Questions to Find Solid Ground

Learning to ground ourselves prevents greater loss halfway through healing.

Mar 24

We had plans

You were my earliest memory. I recently came across the candle holder you gifted to me and I’m marveling at how far I’ve come since your…

Mar 22

Where Seagulls Always Fly: A Letter to My Late Brother

Where Seagulls Always Fly: A Letter to My Late Brother

Riding the waves of mental illness, death, and what the point of it is.

Mar 9

Attending to the language of our body during grief.

Attending to the language of our body during grief.

“The body is a multilingual being. It speaks through its colour and its temperature, the flush of recognition, the glow of love, the ash…

Margarita Rabinovich

Feb 28

Grieving in secret

Grieving in secret

The unspoken pain that hides beneath the surface

Feb 25

Can We Learn to Grieve the “Ungrievable”?

Can We Learn to Grieve the “Ungrievable”?

A Year in the Death 2/22/21

David D. Knapp, Ph.D.

Feb 22

To the Woman I Met After Death

To the Woman I Met After Death

And how music keeps you alive

Feb 6

Where Is My Don’t-Remind-Me Button?

Where Is My Don’t-Remind-Me Button?

When Facebook reminders hurt.

Feb 6

Why I Chose Not To Be With My Father When He Died

Why I Chose Not To Be With My Father When He Died

A Year in the Death 2/1/21

David D. Knapp, Ph.D.

Feb 1

You’re Beautiful. The Best You’ve Ever Been.

You’re Beautiful. The Best You’ve Ever Been.

Words I learned when tragedy transformed my face

Courtney Christine

Jan 21

My Mom Committed Suicide

My Mom Committed Suicide

~Elizabeth, years before having me.

The Friendly Flower

Jan 10

The Equations of Grief: How Much is Reasonable and Who Deserves to Grieve?

The Equations of Grief: How Much is Reasonable and Who Deserves to Grieve?

You don’t have to be close to someone for their death to hit you hard. Grief is cumulative.

Jan 10

Does the Trauma From Grief Ever End?

Does the Trauma From Grief Ever End?

The circle of grief and dealing with a foggy brain.

Jan 10

Blessed Assurance

Blessed Assurance

Rosemarie tapped my shoulder to whisper, It’s time. I leapt to my feet and sat on the edge of the bed taking Grandma’s hand as she took…

Jan 9

Heal Your Body, Heal Your Heart

Heal Your Body, Heal Your Heart

10 ways to protect your immune system while grieving.

Jan 4

The Future Anguish of a Million Lost Years

The Future Anguish of a Million Lost Years

What happens if we are all grieving?

Jan 1

How Do You Live Without the Love of Your Life?

How Do You Live Without the Love of Your Life?

Daily life is one step at a time

D- Anne Jennings

Dec 29, 2020

Uncovering Secret Grief with the Enneagram

Uncovering Secret Grief with the Enneagram

Find your sorrows and move toward wholeness.

Dec 20, 2020

Alone Again-Naturally

Alone Again-Naturally

From the womb to the tomb and in between

D- Anne Jennings

Dec 15, 2020

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