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 […]
An iPad App for Grieving Children – John Lemasters
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 […]
Excerpt – Introduction, Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing
Swallowed by a Snake is a book that both men and women will find helpful. A man reading these pages will find a book that honors the uniqueness of a man’s path toward healing. A woman reading this book will benefit not only from gaining a deeper understanding of the men in her life, she […]
Grief: Interaction, Action, and Inaction
We know that people need a safe place to grieve but what does someone do once they find that safe place? It’s a complicated question but one answer is that they find a way to tell their story. The most obvious way this can happen is […]