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Shirley Enebrad
Author, Speaker & Grief Counselor



Warning: "You can't make sense out of irrational behavior"
Have you ever met anyone who completely lacks depth? I mean the kind who one would describe as being as shallow as a dried up mud puddle or as barren as the desert? What about the poor people who are related to such one dimensional people? When there is a death in the family it is shocking sometimes to see what can happen. Already strained relationships often get worse. Unfortunately, rather than becoming closer many families split even farther apart. Jealous feelings roote

Shirley Enebrad
Apr 26, 20143 min read


Separate the Wheat from the Chaff When Offering Support
Chaff is the dry protective casing on grains. Separating the wheat from the chaff means to separate what is useful or valuable from what is worthless. Sometimes we need to do exactly that when dealing with grief and those who are grieving. It can be hard to know how to support a grieving relative, friend or co-worker. You may be afraid of saying the wrong thing, so you say nothing at all, which leaves the bereaved person feeling uncared for and isolated. It is also hard for

Shirley Enebrad
Apr 12, 20145 min read


"...life in black and white for awhile."
When someone we care about dies you might see life in black and white for a while. The color goes out of our lives in times of loss. For most people it comes back eventually. Don't despair you will see the full spectrum of colors in time. Almost a week has gone by since I was sitting in a Lutheran church in the rainy Pacific NW waiting for a funeral service to start. I looked around me and in the crowd saw the faces of so many former colleagues from KOMO TV. Some I had not

Shirley Enebrad
Apr 5, 20143 min read
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