by Susan Haldane | Dec 23, 2015 | Steps for Life
Steps for Life is the major fundraiser for Threads of Life – all the money raised through the walk is used to provide services to families coping with the effects of workplace fatalities, life-altering injuries or occupational disease. Want to chip in? Here’s how:...
by Susan Haldane | Jul 21, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
With all that we know about our world and ourselves, there continues to be one mystery science can’t penetrate: death. What is dying like? What happens to us after we die? With her book Opening Heaven’s Door, writer Patricia Pearson aims to cast a light on...
by Susan Haldane | May 27, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
People have probably used writing as therapy for almost as long as the written word has existed. Somehow we just know that writing about our heartbreaks and joys makes us feel better. And psychology bears this out – writing about emotional upheavals can improve...
by Susan Haldane | May 5, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
When I came to work at Threads of Life, among the first members I met were two terrific women named Eva and Patti. Eva’s son was killed when he fell from the roof of a 60-foot building on a construction site in 2006. Eva is a trained Volunteer Family Guide, and she...
by Susan Haldane | Apr 30, 2015 | Health and Safety, Our Family Stories
“You’re in danger, but no one warns you…” author Scott Williams writes early in the book Forget Me Not. “Did you know what was about to happen? Did you feel the blow?”The story of Karl Stunt, who was killed working at a ski hill in Alberta, is just one of 21 stories...