by Shirley Hickman | Mar 27, 2018 | How We Help
What is in the meaning behind the word ‘tribute’? Look it up and your will find a variety of meanings, often in reference to showing respect for someone you admire. We hear about paying tribute to actors during the academy awards. (Actually, I don’t watch the academy...
by adminThreadsofLife | Feb 27, 2018 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Reprinted from the Summer 2012 newsletter Myth 1: Grief and mourning are the same thing. Myth 2: There is a predictable and orderly progression to the experience of grief. Myth 3: It is best to move away from grief and mourning than toward it. Myth 4: Tears...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 16, 2018 | How We Help
Here we are, in our coldest months of the year, especially in some parts of Canada (like Saskatoon) where the winters can be quite harsh. I love it here but that doesn’t stop me from complaining about the weather every single year! That natural response is just in my...
by adminThreadsofLife | Dec 26, 2017 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
The busyness of the holiday season can easily overwhelm me. I have had to learn when to say ‘yes’ by knowing for myself what I need and what I can say ‘no’ to. I learned the hard way and in the past would over-extend myself; push through only to end up sick instead of...
by adminThreadsofLife | Nov 7, 2017 | How We Help
At Threads of Life we work hard to create awareness: awareness for families affected by workplace tragedy that we are here to help them, and awareness for all of the importance of preventing any further workplace illnesses or injuries. November is a very important...
by Sharon Freeman | Oct 3, 2017 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Oh how much we have grown….not in the sense of size but personally. I first heard the term “post-traumatic growth” a couple of weeks ago at a Global Leadership Summit. I asked Shirley Hickman if she had heard this term before. Shirley replied: “I had not heard this...
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