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How we carry our grief depends on perspective, but sometimes we can’t control our emotions. It can be challenging to “look to the bright side” or to be told the opposite, like, “It’s okay to cry, you can let it...
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Sometimes, the weight of the world makes grief worse. You might be in a good mood one day and a tiny thing comes crashing down around you, and your grief causes further pain. Have you thought about disconnecting? Here are ways to disconnect from...
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Each time she attended the group, the wife kept asking, “When will this end? When will I stop feeling this way?” Our lives are shattered after the death of a special person, and we attempt to pick up the pieces, trying to fit them together again...
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Have you ever caught yourself so consumed in a book or movie, that you forgot everything else around you? The world faded away along with distractions, being replaced by the character’s world, and worries and trials vanished, and maybe you...
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If this title sounds familiar, it should; in a few days, Tuesday, April 23, Bakken-Young is hosting a webinar with Ken Doka, Ph.D., MDiv, Death of a Parent: am I an adult orphan? I myself fall into this category, having experienced the death of...
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If you’ve watched Mockingjay Part 2 (the last Hunger Games movie), you will notice how Katniss finds comfort after her loss from a cat. While she isn’t a huge animal lover, she takes the cat into her arms and cries extremely hard. It...
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Understanding what to say to someone experiencing grief or the death of a loved one when you haven’t experienced grief yourself can be a challenge. You have good intentions and want to support them but are at a loss for words. Sometimes...
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I don’t know what to say when asked, “How are you?” I appreciate people asking about me, and I am unsure how to respond. I don’t always want to talk about my grief …but sometimes I do. When I’m focused on doing my job, I don’t always want...
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Everyone can agree that receiving a homemade card, gift, or baked good warms the heart. Homemade meals bring back memories or share cultures. They allow us to connect, tell the other person about our day, or listen to jokes and reminisce...
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When carrying your grief, you may find times when you want to find comfort, but there are no options around you that have helped. You may not be motivated to work on your hobbies or focus on your job. There may be times when you feel like you...
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As you carry your grief, you may have found many times when you felt like you needed to “let it all out” or where you didn’t want to talk to anyone. Different emotions consumed you and you were not always able to express those...
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“How are you” is a general question we tend to ask quite casually. We use it as a conversation starter or simply as a way to acknowledge the other, “Hi, how are you?” When someone dies, we use that exact phrase to ask how the bereaved is. What...
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