by Susan Haldane | Apr 11, 2017 | Day of Mourning, Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, Health and Safety
I’m not the best at skipping flat stones across water, but I’ve had a few multiples – the stones that ricochet off the water several times before finally sinking into the depths. It’s absorbing to watch the ripples move out from each point where the stone contacted...
by Susan Haldane | Apr 4, 2017 | Steps for Life
(And a bonus reason!) But here’s why you should wait no longer – today’s the day to go online and make it official! Steps for Life – Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy is the top public, national health and safety event in the country. It draws together not...
by Susan Haldane | Feb 28, 2017 | How We Help
If you are grieving the loss of a loved one or a dramatic life change due to injury or disease, chances are others around you are grieving too. Knowing how to listen makes you better able to support others. Listening is a vital skill for Threads of Life’s Volunteer...
by Susan Haldane | Jan 24, 2017 | Health and Safety
“This relationship [with the employer] was very important to our family. We felt that they sincerely cared about us and would do whatever they could to help us through the difficult times.” No one wants a work-related tragedy to happen. A fatality, serious injury, or...
by Susan Haldane | Jan 10, 2017 | How We Help, Volunteers
When you’re on a difficult journey, having a companion beside you makes the path seem a little smoother. That’s the role of Threads of Life’s volunteer family guides. Hundreds of people have experienced the healing benefit of being able to talk with someone who has...