Coping with Grief

The Regret Trap

[Journaling] may not be the answer for everyone but all the experiment takes is some paper, a pen and a box of tissues. When I think of my father now, which is quite often, my memories are not...
By Judith Rowse Demick
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

The Ruby Slippers

When someone dies, though, it doesn’t matter how many times we wake up; they have still died and we are still left to face a new and uncertain future without them. Tough we may wish that we could w...
By Deb Kosmer
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

The Second Ten Commandments

Susan Smith, editor and author, shares ten simple rules for decreasing stress and coping with your grief. These ten simple rules fashioned after the Ten Commandments are guidelines for all to follo...
By Susan Smith
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

The Tea Cup

Susan Smith, editor and writer, uses an allegorical story about a teal cup to explain how we are molded by our experiences in life. She explains that God knows what He’s doing for each of...
By Susan Smith
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

The Use of Music During Grief Resolution (Part 1)

Tony Falzano, writer, composer and grief specialist, shares in his first of three articles how music can be healing. He writes: Several years ago, I wrote an article that appeared on this site titl...
By Tony Falzano
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

The Use of Music During Grief Resolution (Part 2)

Tony Falzano, musician and author, shares his second in a series of three articles on music and how it specifically acts as a healing agent for those grieving a loss. In the previous sess...
By Tony Falzano
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

The Use of Music During Grief Resolution (Part 3)

Tony Falzano, musician and author, shares his third and last article on music and grief and how it specifically acts as a healing agent for those grieving a loss. In the previous session, we e...
By Tony Falzano
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015
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Pathways to Peace

Richard Santore, author and editor, shares 10 suggestions or guideposts to help you find your way to hope, freedom and healing.  His coping strategies will give you peace of mind as you move t...

Role Model: How One Woman Lives Out the Role She Was Cast In

Rachael Zients, grieving child, mother, writer and grief specialist, shares the story about her Father's death and the book that her mother wrote about her after the death of her dad. Rachael share...

Single Again but Still a Parent

Being a single parent is not an easy job. It is even more difficult when your loved one has died and you are trying to deal with your own pain and grief as well as helping your children deal with t...

Survivors Include . . .

Louanne Stanton writes, "I was once told that grief is like an overwhelming wave that washes you from your familiar shore. This powerful and all-consuming force tumbles you in a suffocating en...

The Alzheimer's Challenge

Jessie Flynn, writer, Life-Coach, and grief specialist, shares a story of loving devotion, double loss and invaluable support as she tells the story of a families battle with alzheimers disease and...

The Fence

During grief, families often find themselves arguing over things that are just things. Susan Smith, editor and writer, tells a story about uniting two brothers and the power of forgiveness. Life is...

The Fern and the Bamboo

Sherry White shares a story that she received from a friend.  The original writer of this allegory is unknown but the simple truths in this story about "The Bamboo and the Ferm"  will war...