by Susan Haldane | Jan 28, 2021 | Family support, Safety culture
It’s a good feeling, inspiration. We all like to feel inspired. Otherwise, why would there be so many lists of inspirational sayings, or motivational memes floating around out there? I had anthropologist Margaret Mead’s famous line posted above my desk for...
by Susan Haldane | Nov 4, 2020 | Family support, Grief and healing
Loss is never a simple matter. Each person’s experience of grief and loss is different, and understanding our own responses makes us better able to cope and maintain mental wellness. Loss applies not only to death, facilitator Karen Simmonds explained during her...
by Susan Haldane | Oct 29, 2020 | Family support, Grief and healing
When you throw a boomerang, it comes right back to you every time. “Boomerang grief” comes back to you too, and it’s one of the types of grief very common to those who’ve experienced a serious injury, illness or a death related to work. Boomerang grief was one of the...
by Susan Haldane | Oct 22, 2020 | Family support
Candles were glowing across the country as Threads of Life’s first virtual Reflections Ceremony joined hearts and memories on an October afternoon. You could almost feel the warmth from all those flames on kitchen tables, desks, mantels and window sills from coast to...
by Susan Haldane | Oct 15, 2020 | Steps for Life
#WeWalkTogether Community means so many different things: it means the physical place where we live – whether that’s a rural route, a town or a street in a huge city. And it can also speak to people who share something, whether that’s related to work, family or life...