A mom came to see me for therapy worried about her 12 year old son. Since her husband’s death her son played basketball. Lots of basketball. Morning, noon and night! When she would try to sit down with him and talk about his father’s death he would clam up and shut down. He didn’t want any part of it. This […]
We all grieve. In fact, right now we’re either grieving or know someone who is. My personal history of loss dates back to early childhood. The hits were many and significant: I lost large chunks of my childhood to sexual abuse I lost good friends to moves and one close buddy to illness I watched […]
Throughout my career, while serving as both a pastor and bereavement specialist, I have helped support thousands of families who were mourning precious loved ones. Sadly, the grief dynamic for individuals within most of those families was one of isolation and silence. This silence isn’t surprising. It’s just so, so difficult to talk about death […]
by Bill Chadwick I have always heard the word “closure” used by victims of crime, particularly those that involved death. During the O.J. Simpson trial, I heard it used many times by the press and by Mr. Goldman, ie., ..”we want to get some closure to what has happened.” My 21 year old son, Michael, […]
Uday Lama As morbid as it sounds, but that life ends in death is inevitable; the question is how do we cope with such a loss? By the way, a few days ago I came across a rather morbid web site called deathclock.com. The screen is done in dark colors and interspersed with silhouette […]