I don’t know about you, but there seems to be something about fall that brings a shift in how I feel. Maybe it’s the changing weather or the simple fact that I know the holidays are approaching. Football and the Holidays I was thinking about how [...]
Grief is a strange thing; and at the same time, it’s very normal. One minute life seems to be going well, and then seemingly out of nowhere the earth gives way under your feet. You feel as though you are free-falling with no place to land. [...]
Your friend or family member just called you to tell you that someone they love died. It’s a heart wrenching call and you feel as though you need to come up with something to say to help them feel better or, at a minimum, offer some [...]
When you lose someone you love, it’s difficult to think about spending any holiday without them. When you’ve spent decades married to a spouse who has now died, it can be excruciating to think about being without them. And all of the advertisements about red roses, [...]
Guest Post by Rita A Schulte, MA, LPC Even people who have the social skills to be gracious in a variety of situations are frequently at a loss when it comes to finding the right words to say to those who have experienced a traumatic loss. [...]
