by Velvette Sandford | Aug 23, 2016 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
I’ve spent some time pondering, trying to come up with the reason why our garden came to be. In the early weeks after our son Jimmy’s death, my mind was in a fog. Coping daily, trying to run a household and look after his younger siblings was a monumental...
by Sarah Wheelan | Aug 15, 2016 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
Whether casting our eyes heavenward, or marveling at the thought of a light year or the unfathomable vastness of space, I think we’re all wired to look up for answers. Most of us spend too much time staring at the path in front of us, anyway. Up is where we find...
by Jan Falls | Aug 10, 2016 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
In her blog Heart Poems, counselling therapist Jan Falls shares poems that have touched her deeply. She writes “A gift is meant to be shared, given away to the larger world. These [poems] are gifts I have received that I want to pass on to you. Sometimes doors open...
by Susan Haldane | Jul 19, 2016 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
[Adapted from the Resource Guide for Volunteer Family Guides]Most people do not know how unrelieved stress affects them. The first step in managing stress is to recognize how your body reacts to it. Once you recognize this reaction, you can begin to use self-care...
by Tami Helgeson | Jul 5, 2016 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
A while back I was asked to put down on paper what I had spoken about at one of our Advanced Volunteer Family Guide training sessions. This has been hard for me as I usually just say things from the heart and find it difficult to remember the details of the...
by Shirley Hickman | Jun 8, 2016 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
He came home from work and I asked the usual question: “How was your day?” He seemed excited as he responded “A good day”. “That’s good,” was my reply, then “are you ready for dinner?” During dinner, we sat mostly in silence – the occasional look at each other....
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