by Sarah Wheelan | Oct 4, 2016 | How We Help
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and we’re thinking about workplace mental health, as it relates to individuals and families affected by a workplace tragedy. Our family members returning to work after a traumatic workplace fatality. Our family members...
by Susan Haldane | Jul 26, 2016 | How We Help
Maybe the word “friend” is one we throw around a bit too loosely these days. We designate “BFF”s (best friend forever); we have “frenemies”; we “friend” and “unfriend” people on Facebook. But for all that, we know what it means to have, and to be, a real friend. The...
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....