Self-help groups bring people together who share a common experience or problem and provide a safe place where members can talk about their loss, share their story, and express their grief. Through the self-help process, they no longer feel alone or unique. They feel hopeful as they see how others have coped, and learn about […]

You have the freedom to realize your grief is unique You have the freedom to talk about your grief You have the freedom to expect to feel a multitude of emotions You have the freedom to allow for numbness You have the freedom to be tolerant of your physical and emotional limits You have the […]

Grief is the total feeling of disorientation. Grief is lying on the floor sobbing, when it has never happened to you in your life before. Grief is awaking at 5:00 in the morning with that old newsreel of your loved one death running around in your head. Grief is sitting in a group among friends […]

Recognize the Loss: For a while you are numb, it has happened – try not to avoid it. Be with the Pain: You’re hurting. Admit it. To feel pain after loss is normal, it is proof that you are alive and proof that you are able to respond. You are Not Alone: Loss is part […]

We grieve according to the kind of relationship we had with the deceased, how open we were, the ideas we have of mortality, the inner strengths or weaknesses we have, or the kind of emotional support we get from those around us. It isn’t necessarily true that the happier we were with the beloved person, […]

Grief is not a smorgasbord where you go down the line picking a little of this and a little of that. Grief is like a jigsaw puzzle. Some people get all the edge pieces together first and work from the outside in. Others dump everything out on the table at once and jump right into […]

Lend me your hope for awhile, I seem to have mislaid mine. Lost and hopeless feelings accompany me daily. Pain and confusion are my companions. I know not where to turn. Looking ahead to future times, does not bring forth images of renewed hope. I see mirthless times, pain filled days, and more tragedy. Lend […]

For the loss of my love, countless tears I do shed, Tears of sorrow tears of joy fall from my weary head, My tears shall be eternal, they shall not ever depart, For each tear that I shed, means you live on in my heart, Countless memories abound, all filling my head, Stream of tears, […]