Blessings and Peace to my readers this Christmas season. Marsha Barnosky LMSW, owner of Grief and Loss Coaching, joins us today with her wise advice on easing grief: “Anticipating the holidays after the death of a loved one is something that may fill you with dread. Should you do what you’ve always done? Will altering traditions [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Holiday Grief Relief
Posted in Grief and Loss on December 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Christmas, Lost & Found
Posted in Comfort, Grief and Loss on December 20, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I dreaded the first Christmas after Bill died. So I asked each of my grown children to write down a memory of a non-monetary gift given them by their dad. After we finished dinner, we read our notes out loud as dessert. Everyone participated and a few stood out: From Rob, Jen’s fiance’, “Thank you for giving [...]
The Holidaze: Through Eyes Of Grief
Posted in Grief and Loss on December 4, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I stared out my bedroom window. Looked past the stars twinkling above barren trees. Bill seems so far away. “What’s it like for him in Heaven? What does he do there? What is he doing right now?” It’s not the first time I’ve tried to imagine this. Once again, as in the early days of my loss, it [...]