Take the Step: Live with Suicide Death
You are experiencing agony. Your loved one took their own life. It is something you never imagined, never wished, never wanted. You are shocked, heartbroken, confused, sad, and angry. Maybe...
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Unforgiveness and Grief
How do unforgiveness and grief affect each other? To truly understand unforgiveness we must identify forgiveness. Forgiveness means different things for different people. In general it is an intentional decision to...
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Remembering Bad Times
“It’s Complicated”-Remembering Bad Times Remembering bad times with someone who dies may feel uncomfortable. Relationship status: “It’s Complicated”. What if someone dies and you never really liked them. That may...
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How to Post About Death on Social Media
Social media is so much a part of our everyday lives now that it is not uncommon to post about death on social media. The question becomes should there be...
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Mental Health Awareness Month
May was mental health awareness month. Wow, don’t we all need a couple more months to bring attention to the importance of mental health? This year has been like no...
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Support Systems for Grief
Experiencing loss causes grief. It is so important to have a support system while you grieve. Without that all important support, processing and dealing with grief can feel so lonely. ...
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Suicide Loss Grief Support Group
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...
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3 Ways to Connect With Others While Grieving
If there is one thing I know, its that people are different. And yet we are all really so much the same. Oxymoron? Maybe, but looking deeper, there are many...
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Do I Need a Grief Group or Something?
I used to think that after the death of a loved one, the best way to cope was to talk about it, cry a little, share memories, maybe laugh a little and just keep going through life. This may be my way of coping after a death, it is not everyone’s...
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