Category: Loss

To People Further Down the Grief Road

April 11, 2017
Healing | Loss

Is someone you care about grieving? Do you wonder what to do to help? You can post questions at The Grief Club site at http://www.MelodyBeattie.net in the forum attached to…

How to Support Someone in Grief

March 28, 2017
Empathy | Healing | Loss

Here are some steps you can take on your journey to learning to comfort and support others and yourself: Make it a written goal to acquire the skills of nurturing…

Please Don’t Say That

March 14, 2017
Empathy | Healing | Loss

In FaceBook (an internet social site), I put a call out to people who had gone through grief. I asked them what helped most and what helped least when it…

When a Pet Needs to Leave

February 14, 2017
Loss

The master list of losses counts 400 potential losses that can push us into grief. I don’t have room for stories about all of them. But the site lacked a…

Losing a Child

January 31, 2017
Loss

Introduction by Melody Beattie I’ve known Corinne Edwards for many years from my work as a writer and her work as a television host, a writer, and now a coach…

Making Every Day a Day to Remember

The year has sped by; time is relative and 2016 has, relatively speaking, passed quickly. As we approach the end of the year and many of us (depending on our…

Living With an Ill Spouse

November 28, 2016
Illness | Loss

By Linda Howard What would it feel like if after 40 years of living with your husband, you woke up and realized the person laying next to you in bed…

Dealing With the Death of a Loved One

November 28, 2016
Loss

By Tabitha Montgomery I’ve had to live with more death than anyone should, but Life doesn’t care about should. These losses brought years of grief and growing pains. Later they…