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 Susan Haldane | Jun 28, 2016 | How We Help
A life should be unblemished happiness, right? And if you’re not happy, then you’re not trying hard enough. “Society tells us that happiness is just within reach, if we read the right books and eat the right food,” says Registered Counselling Therapist Erin...
by Shannon Kempton | Jun 14, 2016 | How We Help
Friends and coworkers often ask me why I go to the Family Forum. Why I want to go spend a weekend with people who are sad and grieving. Why do I want to spend my weekend with people who are feeling sorry for themselves because they were injured at work or are living...
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....
by Kelley Thompson | May 10, 2016 | How We Help
Family Forums are one of the important programs Threads of Life offers to support people affected by workplace fatalities, life-altering injuries and occupational disease. The Atlantic Family Forum takes place in June, with the Central, Prairie and Western Forums in...
by adminThreadsofLife | Feb 16, 2016 | How We Help
As family members, we all have a calendar of very personal dates that impact us, sometimes with dread, anxious anticipation or tainted with melancholy. They trigger us, these dates of injury or death, birthdays and anniversaries, the first of something or the very...
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