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In a town the size of mine - about 16,000 - can a few suicides within a 90-day period be considered an epidemic? I'd say... Read More Death: No thank you. Dying: Gives me a panic attack. Burial: Not today, please. Of all the subjects I could write about, this one is... Read More The delight lit my face as the couple turned the corner into the hallway where we stood in lively conversation. I threw my arms open... Read More New Tears [about Grieving]If it rains or shinesLittle does it matter so? Days, like tear drops-Slip and slide, and go.I sit looking out my windowLittle... Read More Remembering someone special in a personal way can be healing for everyone concerned, for a eulogy is a deeply personal way of saying goodbye. The... Read More "Dad, I tried to wake Nana, I think she's dead." "Grandpa died yesterday." "Oh my God, Daddy's dead." "Uncle Jack died today." ... Read More It's a familiar story, and I have been through it before, and so have you. In January the Synagogue Personnel Committee told me that they... Read MoreSuicide in the Church Part 2
Mexico: Death in Mexico
One Stray Tear
New Tears [about Grievng--with commentary]
How To Write A Eulogy
Coping with Grief - Its Called Living Through It
What this Rabbi Learned from Not being Re-hired
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Then and Now
Over one hundred years ago, during the Victorian era, death and grief were popular subjects for poems, songs and stories. Grieving was considered a natural... Read More
Online Monument ? An Ever-lasting Tribute to Your Departed Loved Ones
Memories are never to be buried along with the loss of our very loved ones. To be forever remembered as someone whom we always love,... Read More
Do You Know Someone Whos Dying?
Too many people are dying alone?The dying are one of society's most unrecognized and under-served groups. As individuals near the end of life they are... Read More
Liberation
It is one thing to be free; it is quite another to be liberated. Liberation implies that freedom was absent for a time, and there... Read More
Graceful Grief: Angelic Help is on the Way!
I believe that major change and loss in our lives is a door to grow ourselves, to become more loving, compassionate and accepting towards others... Read More
The Lesson of a Mothers Death
Dedicated to my mother, FlorenceNovember 11, 1920 ? May 25, 2005The Passing of the TorchShe lies in peaceful repose on her back with her hands,... Read More
How Long Does It Take to Mend a Broken Heart?
Julian Austin, Canadian country singer, released a song called Should Be Over You. He sings, How long does it take to mend a broken heart?... Read More
Anticipatory Grief and Ongoing Sadness for Caregivers
In 1969, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross published her famous book; On Death and Dying and later went on to launch the Hospice movement in America. Even... Read More
Guilty, Your Honor: The Burden of Guilt After a Suicide
Guilty, Your Honor, I whisper.Have you ever done anything so horrible that you would prefer to hide in a dark closet for the rest of... Read More
Moving Beyond Grief and Loss
In my work as a coach and therapist, I have seen many clients dealing with losses of all kinds-loss of loved ones through death and... Read More
The Creative Side of Healing
One of the areas where I seem to be placing most of my focus these days is the relationship between creative expression and healing. Something... Read More
Grief Masks
October makes me think of Halloween, and Halloween makes me think of masks, and masks remind me that sometimes when we're grieving, we wear masks... Read More
Pet Loss: Significant and Profound Loss or Much Ado about Nothing?
For those who have deeply loved and lost their animal companions, the answer is obvious and yet disturbing. There are still far too many people... Read More
Good Grief!
If tears are an indication of how special my relationship with my mother was, I cry with pride! I've come to see grief as pain... Read More