Check out my interview on the popular Trauma Therapist Podcast It's been a while since my most recent blog post, but I've been busy promoting my book "Beyond Loss in a Pandemic: Find Hope and Move Through Grief After Someone Close to You Dies." I've appeared on a few podcasts, most recently on [...]
Alone Again – How to Decide When to Visit Places You Shared Together Don’t be surprised if you suddenly burst into tears when you visit a place with shared memories of someone close to you who passed away. It could be your favorite restaurant, park, museum, tourist attraction or yes – even an [...]
The Healing Power of Journaling When someone close to you dies it’s very common for people to feel guilty that they couldn’t change the outcome. Or you may regret that you turned down potential opportunities to spend more time with that person, and now it’s too late. For example, I felt that way [...]
The Healing Power of Journaling Even though my husband Paul was terminally ill, and I was prepared for his death in 2006, it was still very difficult to adjust to this loss at that time. Journaling helped me to communicate, sort through, and explore what was going on in my mind. Journaling was an [...]
How Getting Organized and Setting Goals Can Help You Work Through Loss Getting organized can help you focus on what’s important after loss. You may have your own approach to getting started. For some reason, whenever I experience any type of loss (not necessarily related to the death of someone), one of the [...]
Looking Ahead as You Move Through Loss and the Pandemic What changes can you expect by the end of the first year after loss, or even longer due to the pandemic? Change happens incrementally, and each step, although sometimes painful, puts you closer to healing. Each day, try to find something that gives [...]
Book Club Discussion Topics for Beyond Loss in a Pandemic If you’re reading this blog, chances are that you lost someone during the pandemic or earlier and are working through ways to rebuild your life or cope. If your club reads this book, here are some discussion topics to consider when you meet: [...]
Read the Full 5-Star Review of After Loss: Hope for Widows, Widowers, and Partners, from the San Francisco Book Review The world is grieving during this pandemic. If you’ve lost a spouse or partner, working through your grief can be even more challenging. My book, After Loss, was written before the pandemic, but [...]
Tips to Help Widows and Widowers Feel Better on Valentine’s Day Here are some commendations to help people who have lost a spouse or partner handle the challenges of facing Valentine’s Day without their loved one: 1. Do something special with a friend This is a good time to rely on your emotional support system and [...]