Mar 282 min read
Yes, It's OK to Grieve a Structure
After the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in the early hours of March 26, 2024, the levels of loss for the city...
Jan 91 min read
Grief Instruction at New Jersey Public Schools
The State of New Jersey has signed legislation requiring grief instruction in NJ public schools, effective immediately. “Under the bill,...
Jan 11, 20234 min read
Harry & Meghan
I talk a lot about celebrities and how their lives are thrust into the spotlight. Overall, I have huge beef with how The Famous are...
Sep 11, 20223 min read
Royal Grief - and a True Loss
The death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, has hit and moved me quite a bit. She looked so small and frail, yet with her big warm...
Nov 1, 20213 min read
Endless American Trauma - How to Stop the Damage
I'm not sure a lot of folks quite understand how fragile a cliff we're all standing on.... Anxiety, anger, depression, illness... not to...
Aug 24, 20213 min read
Don't Miss the Mark - Three Challenges in Helping Friends with Grief & Trauma Healing
"Hi, I'm calling for my friend Sally? She has just lost her husband and she really needs to seek some help. She can't work or sleep and...
Oct 18, 20203 min read
Shocking Suicide Insensitivity
A woman student at Utah Valley University was evicted from student housing for telling her roommates that she was suicidal.
Sep 19, 20202 min read
A Warning Bell of All We Could Lose
The Washington Post published a piece on 9/17/20 about being a Grief Leader and I wholeheartedly agree with all their advice and points -...
Jun 8, 20203 min read
Anguish & Action
Like so many of you, I have been shocked and disheartened by the events of the last week. I was physically ill watching George Floyd's...
Jun 2, 20205 min read
The Parallels Between Cancer and Covid
Parallel Shocks & Parallel Solutions When I learned my mother had died with a phone call at midnight, my whole world came crashing down....