It is about having a safe place, with the best tools, to express what your heart needs to say in order to heal. Recovery is about becoming emotionally complete and beginning the next phase of your life with a…
How To Emotionally Thrive During The Holidays
When we have unresolved grief in our hearts.. (hint- we all most likely do!), holidays filled with family functions, traditions, and memories have a way of magnifying feelings we have been able to somewhat successfully avoid feeling throughout the year.…
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Survivors Are The Most Beautiful People
When you meet someone who has survived a tragedy, something makes you want to dig deeper, to know more. How did they survive? How did that trauma affect them? I recently had the great honor of hearing a good friend…
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The Biggest Myth About Grief: Time Heals
“Grief just takes time” or “time heals all wounds”. We have all heard it. Likely, we have even said it. This idea that “time heals” just might be the biggest lie regarding loss. Time only passes…it does nothing. It is…
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What To Do If You Feel Sad On Valentine’s Day
Aaah, Valentine’s Day… it’s one of the most celebrated holidays of the year. For Hallmark and florists anyway. American’s will spend close to $20 billion dollars on Valentine’s Day gifts this year! I remember this holiday with great fondness…giving and…
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What To Say To People Who Post About Loss on Social Media
I love that I can connect with and communicate with people from all the different chapters of my life through the power of Facebook. I can have a pulse on milestones in my friends lives and sometimes their daily journey……
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Grieving the Death of Celebrities We Loved
I woke up to a news alert on my phone that Glenn Frey had died the day before. I didn’t know he was sick. Then how would I know that? I don’t have a personal relationship with Glenn Frey…but I feel like…
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Am I Equipped For Happiness?
By Russell Friedman Some of us have become very good at holding onto pain. We may have unresolved loss-of-trust experiences from childhood that keep us in an almost perpetual state of acceptance of pain as a permanent condition. Many of…
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Remembering my mom on Mother’s Day
Holiday Grief: Mother’s Day Reminders by Russell Friedman In mid-April there are two things you can count on in the United States. One is the due date for filing your tax return. The other is the arrival of the annual mailer…
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Overcoming Grief
Overcoming Grief By Russell Friedman, Grief Recovery Institute Overcoming Grief: You can’t go over, under, or around it, you must go through it! Our earliest socialization tells us: Don’t Feel Bad, Be Strong, Don’t Burden Others With Your Feelings. Using…