Permission to Grieve – Part One

Here is the single biggest lesson I had to learn before I could heal many of the griefs in my life:
No one was going to give me permission to grieve.
U.S. society doesn’t promote healing very well.  It does promote experiential avoidance, the idea that times heals all wounds, and the labeling of grief and pain [...]

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Thoughts on Change in Our World

This post isn’t as clearly about grief as most of my others.  However, there is much occurring now in our society, in our world, that many people are grieving.  The United States just elected a new President – one who promises to bring change.  Change and grief often go hand in hand.  These are my [...]

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Grief and Fear

Many people tell me they don’t talk about their pain or grief because they don’t want to be a burden to their family or friends.  They won’t ask for the help they need for fear that their need will be burdensome.
I know this feeling all too well.
Too often, when loved ones ask us how we [...]

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