Settling an estate can be difficult. There are usually a few items of high value that cause obvious debate, and then theres a lot of stuff. People dont realize it but its often not the prized family heirloom that causes the rancorous d...英国华人论坛
Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross identified five stages of grieving in her book "On Death and Dying." When someone loses a loved one to death, they process through these five steps but I think that those same five steps apply to divorce as well as...英国华人论坛
Ballo was only 39 when he suffered the loss of his beloved 38-year-old wife Lisa to cancer. He was engulfed in a grief so deep that he could barely make himself get out of bed. But once he began to journal his feelings and thoughts, his life...英国华人论坛
It seems so much more tragic to lay a child to rest, as you ponder with anguish the life they did not get to live, and miss them so acutely it feels like you cannot breathe. Through my own family experiences and through my many years of hosp...英国华人论坛
Losing a child is difficult. Its pain is so deep that no pep talk will ever suffice. Yet, well-meaning individuals often give pep talks because they dont know what else to do. They dont understand that pep talks cut like a knife. The...英国华人论坛
Caregivers never want young children to have to learn about death. They want to protect children from pain and loss. But, child care professionals cannot shelter children from death. Early intervention during times of loss and grief helps ke...英国华人论坛
If the experience of grief is crushing and complex for adults, it is alarming and incomprehensible for children. When parents keep silent, children suffer a triple whammy. They suffer a bereavement, loose a parent who has opted out by gr...英国华人论坛
Yet grief is not always healing. Many of us have known people who were stuck in their grief, seemingly locked into the past and unable to move forward in their lives.What is the difference between those who feel their grief and move on and t...英国华人论坛
Are you dreading the approaching holidays? Fearful of being alone or without your loved one? Or have you been thinking about the possibility of receiving a greetings card from someone who does not know your loved one has died?Most experts ag...英国华人论坛
Murder grief may be somewhat less difficult to deal with than suicide grief, simply because the answer to "why" always points to a third party rather than the deceased individual. Otherwise, the difference is akin to being hit in the head w...英国华人论坛
We understand that this is necessary, at a surface level, but how we are feeling is what really counts. In that place we call Grief Loss? We seem to know this at some level, don't we? We seem to know that deep down where our sorrows dwell, t...英国华人论坛
Why would someone we love do that to themselves? What was going on in their mind that this was their only way out? Did I miss something in their behavior that could have warned me of this possibility? I feel lost and confused, and maybe even...英国华人论坛
One way is to think about taking life one hour at a time. Otherwise life becomes highly overwhelming when you think of all the various things, even small tasks, that you have to get through. Everything seems really frightening and daunting a...英国华人论坛
Right now, as you grieve, you might not feel anything at all, and just be numb with the shock of the situation. It is a very uncomfortable feeling, but a very natural reaction to your loss. Please know that there are people and programs avai...英国华人论坛
Most recently, another family member passed away and this time so unexpectedly. Our loss impacted our family in different ways. My spouse found the lifeless body of our beloved seven year old German Shepard while I was away on a flying trip....英国华人论坛
Experiencing grief is a normal part of life. And as normal as it is, it doesn`t make it any easier. Grief can make you feel so many terrible emotions at once that you might feel like you want to climb into bed and never come out.There are st...英国华人论坛
In fact, Daddy walked into the cubicle in the ER and hopped up on the gurney. Almost as quickly, he hopped off saying, Whew, doggie! Feels like somebodys got a knife in my back, right between my shoulder blades. Daddy said it with a gr...英国华人论坛
Grief is a natural response to the loss of something valued. Myths are falsehoods parading as gospel truths. Combined they lead to much excessive emotional and physical pain when mourning. If you mourn according to myth it means you have ado...英国华人论坛
Grief and grieving is inevitable because we choose to love. And it can be argued that it lingers on and on because we refuse to learn to love in separation and complete a primary task: acceptance of the loss and the many changes demanded. Ho...英国华人论坛
This is a double barreled lesson. First, we have to decide to do some things we have not thought of previouslyor ever attempted before. And secondly, of equal importance, the key to advancement into our new world (that is, our adaptation t...英国华人论坛
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My friend Joe was very angry. He has just launched his ezine. Last week, he called me in a panic. "My ISP is threatening to shut me down" he cried. "Why, what happened?" I asked. Slowly, working through his agitation and angst, I gathered th...英国华人论坛