Ordinary Magic: Rituals for Grief and Gratitude
Magic: the power to apparently influence the course of events by using mysterious powers. Did you believe in magic when you were little? Did you ever stop? When we were small humans, we saw things we couldn’t explain and we were mesmerized. We watched them closely. We got invested in a reality that didn’t make […]
My Mother’s Grief
At the age of 48, after 28 years of being a high school teacher, a mother and a wife, my mother was alone. She jumped into redecorating our house and a new personality showed itself — an appreciation for French Impressionist painters, a curiosity about Native American art, a love for a shot of fine […]
Walking with Grief
It is impossible to live with loss without walking with grief. Some suffering is unavoidable and necessary to survive being broken open. But when we try to ignore or minimize our most tender losses, we suffer needless and more destructive pain. Naming grief, surrendering to it, owning it – these are the powerful ways we […]
UNDERSTAND HOSPICE NOW
Do you really understand hospice… and what it means? On paper, we say “it’s a way of caring for dying people and their families that addresses physical, emotional and spiritual distress.” In real life, it’s a highly skilled and diverse team who ‘get’ dying. When you are in pain, they know how to manage it. […]
WHEN FAMILY TIES ARE BROKEN
Each person in a family may feel shattered when a loved one dies, but death can also shatter a family. People grieve very differently. Some may be highly emotional. Others may have physical complaints or be unable to sleep. Still others may “get busy and stay busy.” These individual differences can make it challenging for […]
Benefits of online course: Grief for Professionals
The upcoming Lunch and Learn Series provides excellent focused professional education that will challenge you, that is respectful of your time, and that creates an exciting cross-pollination of ideas from different environments and disciplines. Kim Mooney is the recipient of the first Community Educator Award from the international Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) […]