by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC After a loved one dies, we can find ourselves feeling overwhelmed by the notion of preparing for a major holiday without them. There are multiple secondary losses we feel because that person isn’t here to...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC I cannot imagine anything more difficult than going through the rest of life alone. Finding love again after the death of an intimate partner, can be an exciting experience for those who are ready. For...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Who needs this mindfulness stuff? It’s just a slang word for something I’m already doing in my life anyways, isn’t it? I used to feel that way. As a person of faith, I believe I already practice...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC “My loved one died a year ago, and I still say goodnight to their photo.” “I find myself being a cemetery person, since my son died 4 years ago. It helps me feel close to him.” “I have a table in my home with...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Since March I have been working from home because of this disease. When it became time, I packed up the office, choosing those things which I thought I might need to work from home for a 3-month period (my...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Exchange the term Social Distancing for Physical Distancing In this time of crisis, let us remember that we are not socially distancing, we are physically distancing, to flatten the curve and limit the...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Following the guidance of the CDC and the Wisconsin Department of Health, we are eliminating in- person groups, whether it is the Coffees every other Friday or the Grief Group which begins March 23. None...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Parents; Teaching Children about Mourning and Grief? by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Someone once said to me, “parents are the children’s first teachers.” What children learn, what children know, comes...
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by Julia Rajtar, M.A.P.S., BCC A loved one who struggles with depression once said, “I know you are doing everything to can to help me and keep me from ending my life, but, sometimes no matter how hard you try, you can’t stop me. If I...
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by Julia Rajtar, BCC, M.A.P.S. My husband would hang the up the Christmas lights outside the house. Now the house is dark and so is my heart, since he died. My wife and kids used to spend time baking the cookies, making a mess and having...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, M.A.P.S., BCC When we are grieving, it can feel like we are carrying the weight of the world in our bodies, experiencing the wave of all kinds of feelings, thoughts and behaviors as we move forward with our...
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