Grieving As A Single Parent
Grieving as a single parent…..We all experience loss at some point in life. Loss doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t matter if you have already been struggling in life. Grief and loss...
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Creating Safety and Security for a Child after a Parent Death
By Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC After the death of a parent, a child’s sense of safety and security is compromised. Children will often ask, “Who will take care...
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Missing Out on What is to Come: 12 Months Later
The bible tells us in the book of Job 14:5 that our “days are numbered.” For the past few weeks, I had been numbering the days. Let me explain. My...
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Be Kind to Me, My Mom Just Died
By Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Sometimes I think I need to wear a t-shirt that says, Be Kind to me, my mom just died. It seems that as I...
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Grieving and Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
You may have heard of Marie Kondo before. She has written four books on organizing and currently has a hit show on Netflix called Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (official...
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Who is Your Support?
By Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC When a loved one dies, we often turn to family members to support us in our grief. Those who know us best should be...
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How Do I Know I’m Getting Better?
by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Grief affects us body, mind, and spirit. Grief has been described as a roller coaster of emotions, a wave the engulfs you, an...
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Relationships when a Child Dies
by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, BCC The death of a child, at any age, can create a strain in any marriage or relationship, such that the partners can wonder how...
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When I Lost My Father
Recently, I lost my father. He passed away after a very long illness and decline. His death was not unexpected and he welcomed the thought of moving on. I thought...
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Death
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...
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