Welcome

Life initiates some of us in an instant. The loss comes out of the blue. A relationship ends. A loved one dies. Someone we thought would be in our life forever goes away. Or the doctor tells us we’re going away. Other losses unfold slowly. Eating disorders, alcoholism, addiction — even Alzheimer’s disease — can hide in plain sight for years.

No matter what you face, you’re not alone although you may feel alienated from the world. Whatever your loss, other people have gone through it too. On the other hand, you’re unique and different. While others not in grief go forward full speed, your personal velocity changes. Full speed? Ha! You’re barely crawling through Life. It’s all you can do to get out of bed.

Master Loss Checklist

Many professionals and experts in mental health agree that unresolved loss and grief create the biggest barriers to experiencing joy and peace in our lives now. After studying the subject of codependency for over 30 years, I’ve concluded grief comprises and contributes many dysfunctional behaviors we attribute to codependency. While this list is long, it can trigger awareness of all…

Important Holiday Notice

Holidays can be dicey for people going through grief. While everyone else is eating, moaning, grumbling about required family appearances, or watching football, some people are in their own world — remembering when someone they love was there — skin on, for everyone to see and hear. But this year, the person’s absence is profoundly noticeable. Other holidays go better….

About the club

In this Grief Club Forum, ask questions, make comments, take part in conversations, tell your story (over and over if you need to – obsession is a necessary stage of grief and is allowed here). We invite friends of people in grief to take part in everything we offer.

Read the articles for grieving people and articles with information that specifically applies to you, such as what not to say and how to be a supportive friend.

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Recent Discussions

Estranged child 19 posts - 6 years ago ago

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From Melody's Official Site:

Book Excerpt – The Grief Club: Initiating Change

The Grief Club: The Secret to Getting Through All Kinds of Change by Melody Beattie. Courtesy of Hazelden Publishing *** Initiating Change: When a Child or Someone We Deeply Love Dies The man sitting in the reception room at the doctor’s office looked so forlorn, staring at the floor. I don’t usually talk to strangers, but there was something about…

DAILY MEDITATIONS

Aaron couldn’t step into his future. He couldn’t go back to his past. He looked around at his life. There wasn’t much happening now. Ten months ago, his wife had come home from work, looked him in the eye, and said she was divorcing him. Then she was gone. Three months later, he lost his job. It wasn’t the best job…