Thoughts from the Blog
The Time to Discuss End-of-Life Decisions is Now
Life as Drama, Drama as Life When Shakespeare wrote “All’s well that ends well” about 400 years ago, he was referring to the end of a play, not the end of
The Lighter Side of Trauma
Most of us regard grief as an emotion exclusive to mourning loved ones who have passed away. But survivors of child sexual abuse also experience a range of significant losses from
Hope is Everything
1 year and 7 days since I went to the store and bought English muffins for my mom, because she just had to have one for breakfast. 1 year and 6
I Am Home, And I Am An Artist
I am an artist. Believe it or not, it only took me 34 years to be able to say these words out loud, without crying, and still maintain eye contact. I know, pretty incredible, right?
Funerals and COVID
My friend passed away last year. Nobody saw it coming. He was just hitting the midpoint of his life. It was an unfinished story with loose ends that will never be
E-mail from The Grief Train
Dear Russ, In our writing workshop just now, you commented on our friend Jamie’s essay, in which she explores her pain at the loss of her young daughter. “Get off the
To Catch a Butterfly
June 9, 2020 2:00 PM Leaning my back on the chair, I stared at the assignments I ought to do for my volunteering. A heavy sigh escaped through my cracked lips.
When Your Abuser Dies
This video was recorded on June 25, 2020, as part of the Reimagine: Life, Loss, & Love Worldwide Virtual Festival. View the video here. With the global pandemic of COVID-19 sweeping
Interfaith Panel on Deathcare in the Time of COVID-19
It’s been said that the deceased doesn’t know the difference during this period, but the living do. That is why Grief Dialogues and People’s Memorial Association brought together an interfaith panel