by Rebecca Orr | Jan 30, 2020 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
I was warned that the 10-year mark was different than year one or even year five and that I need to pay attention to that. With that in my back pocket I didn’t really think too much about it until I was forced to do just that: think about it. I thought I was doing...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Dec 5, 2019 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Despite the happy holiday signs we see all around us at this time of year, we remember that this is often a sad time for so many people. Maybe expectations at home and work are piling up. There could be financial pressure to buy into the holidays. Maybe an unexpected...
by Sarah Wheelan | Aug 29, 2019 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
As a sister grieving the death of my younger brother to injuries he sustained on the job, I’ve spent a significant amount of time reflecting on sibling relationships – in all of their complexities – while I continue to learn how to live through and carry my own loss....
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Jul 18, 2019 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help, Self-care
So, I’m sure we can all agree that grief doesn’t magically disappear. We are often reminded of the pain of loss. Even years after my brother’s sudden death, I still feel the ripples of what was a stinging loss. As time has gone on though those constant sharp...
by Kirsten deFilippis | Jun 13, 2019 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, Our Family Stories
When I was four years old, my father died while at his workplace. He was a field engineer on a construction site. One Friday afternoon while marking lines, he was asked to help brace a wall in the elevator shaft. He and his apprentice Mark went to assist their...
by Cathy McNeil | Jun 13, 2019 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, Our Family Stories
It’s so very dark out. I can hear sirens; there are so many people in my house. What is going on? A priest enters the back door with a couple of men; my mother falls to the floor. She is inconsolable. Who are these men? Who are all of these people? Family...
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