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Hatchet's Wisdom: Confronting Childhood Grief A...
We know that children and adults are resilient, but pushing through emotional pain isn't the answer. Doing so doesn't heal the pain. It buries it, just to continue affecting us...
Hatchet's Wisdom: Confronting Childhood Grief A...
We know that children and adults are resilient, but pushing through emotional pain isn't the answer. Doing so doesn't heal the pain. It buries it, just to continue affecting us...
Have we taught our children the wrong lessons a...
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Grief Recovery In my article about the book Hatchet, I discussed the impacts of unresolved grief. In addition to the immediate emotional pain, we also find...
Have we taught our children the wrong lessons a...
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Grief Recovery In my article about the book Hatchet, I discussed the impacts of unresolved grief. In addition to the immediate emotional pain, we also find...
Should I Replace My Child's Deceased Pet?
When I was growing up, we had several different pets. We always had a dog: Frisbee, Mandy, and Hannah. I think there was another one. (Never cats, though my kids...
Should I Replace My Child's Deceased Pet?
When I was growing up, we had several different pets. We always had a dog: Frisbee, Mandy, and Hannah. I think there was another one. (Never cats, though my kids...
Have we taught our children the wrong lessons a...
Like death and taxes, grief is a universal experience for all of us. Maybe we wish that weren’t the case, that we could instead be free of worry, care, concern,...
Have we taught our children the wrong lessons a...
Like death and taxes, grief is a universal experience for all of us. Maybe we wish that weren’t the case, that we could instead be free of worry, care, concern,...
True Stories in Helping Others in Their Grief
Originally posted on my Substack. A middle school teacher friend of mine told me the following story about something that happened to her years ago. One of her students suffered...
True Stories in Helping Others in Their Grief
Originally posted on my Substack. A middle school teacher friend of mine told me the following story about something that happened to her years ago. One of her students suffered...