by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC When someone dies, we struggle with what to say, “I’m sorry for your loss, They are at peace, I can’t even imagine how you feel” are phrases we may say. Now, consider what we say, when someone dies by...
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In many households with children, when something dies it is often in reference to a tablet that runs out of battery or a video game character that runs into a bottomless electronic pit. But how do we deal with the grief and loss of a loved one...
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The winter season can compound the difficulty of managing grief. The shorter and darker days of winter decrease the sunlight we experience and this can impact our mood. The feelings of grief may intensify for no other reason than the decreased...
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In a grief groups I often hear the bereaved say that family and friends often try to console with words, but rather than being helpful, these words hurt. Supporters say things like: You can always have more children. They’re better off with...
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Have you decided what your New Year’s Resolution will be? Whether you have one in mind or are still thinking (or don’t intend to have one), we have an idea that would work for anyone! Make this the year that you look into preplanning your...
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“Aren’t you over it yet?” “Are you still crying?” “Why aren’t you crying, didn’t you love him?” “How long are you going to tell that story?” “When are you going to move on with your life?” “Haven’t you let them go yet?” These questions of...
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It may seem impossible, but here are some helpful hints to find the joy in Christmas even while you’re grieving. Joy and grief can coexist. Each moment of each day has something new within it and when a person is grieving it is okay to feel...
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With the holidays quickly approaching, and the anticipation of all the merriment to come, hearts beat gleefully for most of us as we begin the preparations and celebrate the honored rituals of family time together. In a family, whose parent...
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Someone once told me, think of Dementia as a bicycle wheel. There are many spokes on that wheel, some of them are, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewie body disease, neurovascular disease, etc. Dementia is the broad term to describe a disease that causes...
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Bakken-Young supports the Alzheimer’s Walk in New Richmond, September 16, 2017 Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and...
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As we get older we hear more and more stories of those around us being affected by cancer. Too many times we have friends and family who are infected with this terrible disease and too often do we lose loved ones to cancer. In honor of Breast...
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One of the most recognized ways of handling grief and other strong emotions is to journal. Journaling is expressing yourself through writing, or drawing, the emotions and feelings you are experiencing. There is no right or wrong way to journal...
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