Monthly Archives: December 2017

Beringer Tousley demonstrates lolling, ca. 2010 A wonderful mid-holiday-season message for all of us: . . . You are a good person… Source: Holiday Break: A Lesson from the Animals

“I’m just here. I go through the motions. People ask me how I’m doing. I shrug my shoulders. I don’t know. You tell me. How should I be doing?” Todd asked.Todd’s son Toby grew up wanting to be a soldier. … Continue reading →

Just because you suffered childhood emotional neglect doesn’t mean you can’t stop the pattern and be a better parent to your children. Source: Emotionally Neglected Children Can Grow to Be Better Parents

When attending a death, you want to be in an especially receptive state of mind, with neither an outline of things to do nor an underlying plan. Source: Attending a death without agenda

The previous two articles direct what not to do when attending a death as a hospice social worker. This is Source: How to do hospice social work when attending a death

It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them wit… Source: In Grief: When the Pain of Loss Won’t Go Away

Like snowflakes floating gently, unexpectedly to earth,  small kindnesses touch our lives.  First one and then another an… Source: Once Again It’s Christmas

Source: Ask Annah: Does Grief Last Forever?

A village for the grieving and home of the award-winning Grief Diaries book series that surrounds readers with warmth, compassion and understanding. Source: Grief Diaries – Grief, Grief Support

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