Grief lasts a lifetime. It can be grief for your loss of innocence, your loss of trust in the world, your loss of self. It has never been my intention to get political on this blog since it is about helping folks grieve in a healthy manner. But, the past few weeks the hullabaloo about Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford has stirred up a lot of grief for just about every woman I know. I truly believe that one in three women has been assaulted in some way or another and most of them sexua

"A sad thing in life is that sometimes you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have to let go." Dave Matthews Band Grieving the loss of a relationship is difficult. It can be as devastating as when a loved one dies. When a relationship ends all future plans you made together die. And it is doubly difficult if you aren't the one who caused the end of the relationship. So many of my friends, relatives a

When you suffer the loss of a loved one it can bring up old wounds, unexpressed grief or anger from previous deaths. It can be difficult to grieve properly if you are angry. It could be anger at the person who died or someone involved with him or her. I recently I had a discussion with siblings whose sister died and now they are faced with the deadbeat ex. There was a lot of anger getting in the way of their ability to grieve the death of their sister. I told them how Elisa