by Growing Beyond Grief | Oct 6, 2020 | Blog
Last week I read that for every COVID death, there are at least 9 grieving family members. Grandparents, parents, spouses, and partners, and of course children – while I wonder about the accuracy of such a thought, I know there are many people being affected. With...
by Growing Beyond Grief | May 15, 2020 | Blog
Last fall I attended a story telling workshop at Pendle Hill Quaker Center for Study and Contemplation. The workshop was led by Irish poet/theologian Padraig O’Tauma. At the beginning of our time together, Padriag told the large circle of attendees that it was...
by Growing Beyond Grief | May 9, 2020 | Blog
I keep hearing people talk about arriving at a “new normal.” As if the circumstances we are in have already achieved this milestone when we are neck-deep in the shifting sands of uncertainty, vulnerability, and fear. We might have one day that feels like...
by Growing Beyond Grief | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog
With the prevalence of news available to us all in a 24/7 cycle we are all witness, daily, to the unfolding traumas of this pandemic. Every single day we have access to the powerlessness and vulnerability of our families, communities, countries and world. We can...
by Growing Beyond Grief | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog
After my mom died in 2006, I attended a grief support group at an area hospice. There were many takeaways in that time of loss. One that stays with me in this time of great upheaval is that our losses can have an echo. The feelings of older losses come back and...
by Growing Beyond Grief | Apr 5, 2020 | Blog
In the wee hours of the night when sleep escapes me, I start to pray and listen and think about how I can survive wherever this process takes us. Like everyone I know I feel powerless, full of emotion, fearful and broken in turn. Feelings come out of nowhere. They can...