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Life: Running Toward or Running Away?

The two primary motivations in life are fear and love. We make decisions and practice relationships based on either running away from or running toward challenges we face. What we find helpful are very specific and practical ways to differentiate between reactions of fear and love, in order that our thoughts, feelings and behaviors will be less fear-based and more…
SDK
February 3, 2023
FamilyGeneral Grief & LossMarriage

Recovering from Past Painful Experiences

Low self-esteem can be deeply rooted, with origins in traumatic childhood experiences such as prolonged separation from parent figures, neglect, or emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. In later life, self-esteem can be undermined by ill health, negative life events such as losing a job or getting divorced, deficient or frustrating relationships, and a general sense of lack of control. This…
SDK
February 3, 2023
FamilyGeneral Grief & LossLoss of FriendMarriagePre-Marriage

A Healing Formula

You’ve probably heard the story of the man who went to the doctor and rotating his arm at the elbow said, “Doc, it hurts when I do this...” The doctor glanced at him quickly and said, “Then I suggest you don’t do that!” Professionals will tell you there is no simple or quick fix to healing from the pain of…
SDK
February 3, 2023
General Grief & Loss

Practical Steps Toward Healthy Healing

There is no sugar-coating the fact that death is a tragic event. A range of emotions can flood in, and if you don't have people around you sharing in your grief, you can feel isolated and lonely. Nonetheless, there is a way to get through the sadness and find joy again. It begins with allowing yourself to process your pain…
Karl
February 3, 2022
General Grief & Loss

Coping Strategies that Work

“You don’t heal from the loss of a loved one because time passes, you heal because of what you do with that time.” ~ Carol Crandell COPING STRATEGIES THAT WORK Self-Care • Exercise – dance, run, walk, hike, sign up for an exercise class. • Allow time off – take time off from your routine, house, job, or even from…
Karl
May 3, 2021
General Grief & Loss

Control Exercise

Worry is taking responsibility for something over which you have no control. The very act of separating the elements in a situation you can control from those you cannot relieves stress. Once you have identified the items you cannot control, make a sincere effort to let them go. The list of items you can control becomes your “to-do” list. Download…
Karl
April 20, 2021
Loss of PartnerLoss of SiblingResources

Missing My Reflection

Loss reminds us of the power held by significant people in our lives. When our loved one dies, we are overcome with emotion. We feel the deep sadness of loneliness engulf us like an impenetrable fog, and we have trouble imagining a future without our person. For those people with considerable impact on our life, there is an even deeper…
Karl
April 19, 2021
General Grief & Loss

You May Not Know

You may not know… You don’t “get over” a significant loss. It takes a long time to feel normal again. No one can tell you how to grieve. Healthy grieving requires the release of emotional pain. Grief changes you and your priorities. You may feel like isolating and being alone. Grieving is not forgetting but remembering in a new way.…
Karl
March 22, 2021
General Grief & LossResources

Coping with Worry During Grief

Grief is not a simple emotion. It is an extremely complex mix of many different emotions, all of which seem to come at us at the same time. When someone very dear to us has died, we grapple simultaneously with intense feelings of sadness, nagging regrets and anger, fear and wonder about the meaning of life, and our own mortality,…
Karl
March 15, 2021