The shadow side of survivorship
You may have heard of the phenomenon known as “survivor guilt" (described at this link by What's Your Grief). It’s fairly well documented...
The ongoing work of coping with loss
Would that the work of grieving were more like shoveling snow... This past weekend brought the biggest snowfall of the winter so far,...
E-mail, and other ways people live on
Fact: I do not manage my inbox effectively. When I receive an urgent e-mail, something related to work or my children or a health issue,...
A griever's guide to Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, a holiday that many find tough to negotiate after someone they love has died, is once again around the corner. This is my...
Castles of the future
Like many people, I grew up believing in a cause-and-effect relationship between how you live and what life brings – in other words, if...
Melancholy mode
I have a folder on my computer where I keep blog posts, both finished and unfinished. Over the last couple of months it has grown to...