Cry Laugh Heal

Television doesn't always get it right when trying to show the raw emotional effects a person experiences after learning of a death but...

One of my sisters and I were talking on the phone the other day about the tragic news that fashion designer L'Wren Scott had been found...

I never know when I am going to read or hear something that I might want to use in writing a future blog post so I try to always carry a sm...

One of my sisters sent me the video posted below that's about Moms and the endless, loving support they give their children.  In the ca...

As I awake to the beginnings of a new day and a new year, I feel the air is crackling with the sense of possibilities.   Let us embra...

The pharmaceutical industry is researching the development an anti-depressant pill for people who are grieving. Hmmmmm.... My...

People love to read lists.  I'm not sure why, but it could be because all of the best ideas relating to a particular subject are organi...

A significant and ongoing part of the grieving process is learning what to do with the confusing feelings you experience.   What am I s...

Time will stand still for me this morning around 8:45 a.m. when the clock will remind me that twelve years ago today, the first plane, a hi...

I was clicking around on Pinterest (which is truly a guilty pleasure!!!) yesterday and found this insightful and timely quote on one of my n...

Yesterday I wrote about one small aspect of holding on to a deceased loved one's material things for a long time.  It's a rather la...

The picture posted on the Facebook page shows a CD leaning against a car dashboard with the following handwritten message written with a Sh...

"Embrace Your Journey." You may have wondered why that phrase is listed at the top of my blog underneath the title, "Cr...

It is rare for a national newspaper to begin a story on its Sunday front page that then continues to run for five pages of copy and picture...

I have previously written about people I know who are fighting the good fight against cancer.  Three of them at this point are in good heal...

Grief is the normal, natural response to the death of someone you care about.   Grief happens because you connect with another human be...

I received a couple of texts over the weekend from a friend who lives in another city about how he now lives in a new place.   I didn...

One of my brothers has a wacky way of making a joke exactly when it's needed. His timing and dry delivery are impeccable.  Just whe...

Having spent almost two years going to group grief counseling sessions, I am a big believer in talking about the issues you need help with....