Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “dying”
This weekend is one of the hardest ones out of the year for me. Mostly because Saturday is the date of my Dad’s death. He actually died on Tuesday. Dates and days are funny things when they come up so many years later. Our bodies remember the days rather than the dates, at least that has been my experience. I …
How we talk about death impacts how we live. So, if you’ve watched the video and are reading along now, you’re open to having these kinds of conversations. I firmly believe talking about what makes us uncomfortable prepares us better for whatever comes. Not only does it prepare us, but speaking openly with your loved ones prepares them as well. …
Experiencing Loss If you’ve ever experienced loss, you know that most of the time people don’t know what to say, especially people who haven’t experienced grief yet. They just really don’t understand what’s going on for you. The effort to establish National Grief Awareness Day is working to help bring awareness to the effects of grief. It doesn’t matter what …
Death is inevitable. Someone you know or love is going to die. It could be a friend who experiences loss. Or it could be something you experience personally. It’s not pretty or fun to think about. We don’t talk about it much because it’s hard and scary when death happens. We don’t know how to interact with people who are …
Sometime in 2017, I happened across a little startup called the goodgrief app. It came across my twitter feed and I immediately clicked through to see who else was talking about grief out in the open and in the light. After combing through their social media accounts and reviewing the website, I took the plunge and set up my own …
