Survivor’s Guilt: 12 Ways to Cope with Grief After Trauma
“Our guilt, like our grief, can be complex, and deserves our care and compassion so we may begin to heal.” Introduction Sometimes, when something terrible happens, we can feel a sense of guilt that we escaped unharmed. Maybe a close friend lost a partner to…
Death by Suicide: 4 Ways to Support Suicide Survivors
“Suicide is a whispered word, inappropriate for polite company. Family and friends often pretend they do not hear the word’s dread sound even when it is uttered. For suicide is a taboo subject that stigmatizes not only the victim but the survivors as well.” –…
The Struggle We Can’t See: How To Support Someone With Mental Illness
“I wish that people could understand that the brain is the most important organ in your body. Just because you can’t see it like you could see a broken bone doesn’t mean it’s not as detrimental and devastating to a family or an individual.” –…
Surviving The Funeral Of An Addict
“People will never truly understand something until it happens to them. Dealing with your own or a loved one’s addiction is all-consuming. We can’t expect everyone to understand. We just ask for less judgment, shaming and stigma. And, for those who are not affected with…
Can Grief Make You Sick? 9 Tips to Manage The Effects (2020 Edition)
“The loss of a loved one is life’s most stressful event and can cause a major emotional crisis. After the death of someone you love, you experience bereavement, which literally means “to be deprived by death.” – Mental Health America (Click to Tweet) How we…
Stress From A Funeral And 7 Tips to Eliminate It
“I will breathe. I will think of solutions. I will not let my worry control me. I will not let my stress level break me. I will simply breathe. And it will be okay. Because I don’t quit.” – Shane McClendon 7 Tips To Eliminate…
A Poem About Grief And Healing: I See You, Being There Is Important
Even though we might not be able to express the need to have people support us at times of loss, it is truly needed. It means the world to me when you see me and are there for me. This is for everyone who has…
Caregivers: Why We Should Thank These Unsung Heroes
Courageous Admirable Reliable Empathetic Gentle Indispensable Vigilant Encouraging Resilient These words describe my good friend, Leif. Leif Cared For His Ailing Grandmother With Gratitude From 2011 to 2013, he cared for his ailing grandmother before she passed. Finding himself between jobs, he was able to…
Is It Wrong For Men To Cry?
Introduction I glanced across the room and noticed tears forming in the creases of my husband’s eyes. We were at a funeral for a favorite uncle whom we all adored. My young daughter tugged on my sleeve. “Look mom. Daddy’s crying. He never cries. Why…