Coping During Holidays
Will I Always Feel This Bad?
When someone you love has died, the holidays are hard. Not only are you grieving the person who has died, but you are also grieving the loss of the holiday and how you shared it wiith that person. ...
Monday, November 9, 2015
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Hope for the Holidays
It’s about this time of the year that holiday decorations appear on the store shelves, radios play seasonal songs and people make plans to be together for those special days. But for many of us, th...
Not Just Another Day
Sherry Williams White, nurse, writer and grief specialist, shares some ideas for handling those special days that you once shared with your loved one. She explains how important it is to trust...
Single Bells
Sister Mauryeen O'Brien, grief specialist, shares some coping strategies for single parents as they face the holiday season. She provides simple ideas for keeping the holidays simple.
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The Christmas Tablecloth
The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn, arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they sa...
Unhappy Holidays
Susan Smith, author and editor, shares interviews with grief experts on how to cope with the holidays after a loved one has died. She shares ideas for making the holidays easier to face and p...
What Happens After Christmas
Sister Mauryeen O'Brien explains how we can adapt to life after the death of a loved one and how we can face the cold world of winter after the Holidays are over. Here's an excerpt from here story:...
What's So Happy About the Holidays?
If someone you love has died, you may be surprised at how you feel about upcoming holidays or special days. Observances that used to be fun-filled may be overshadowed by anxiety, apprehension and s...