by adminThreadsofLife | Sep 22, 2022 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
“Tears are Welcome” in our next FamiliesConnect session, led by Marj Deyell. Register to join us Nov 16 at 6pm ET. by Marj Deyell Why do we cry? Scientists have been trying to answer that question for centuries. Most researchers believe that emotional tears –...
by Susan Haldane | Aug 29, 2022 | How We Help
I have a confession: as a writer, I get a little sick of the word “share”. We use it all the time, after all – we’re always encouraging family members to share their stories. It’s right there in our Threads of Life values! It’s also core to our programs – family...
by Aaron Kearley | Jun 16, 2022 | How We Help
Dad and grandfather finds new ways to demonstrate caringI’m a father to six children and have worked hard since I was about 13 years old. I really enjoyed working over the years. I worked in the oil fields for three years and went on to do sheet metal work for...
by adminThreadsofLife | May 12, 2022 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Join Facilitator Joanne Wade for a FamiliesConnect workshop May 18 as we explore the topic of kindness. Joanne asks that those attending conduct the experiment explained below, in preparation for the workshop. Kindness is an under-rated quality. It seems simple...
by Susan Haldane | Apr 27, 2022 | Day of Mourning, How We Help, Our Family Stories
Following a workplace tragedy, many families would say that every day is a day of mourning. It’s especially true in the early days following a fatality, but the aftermath of a serious injury or an occupational illness, too, are filled with grief at the loss of life,...
by Susan Haldane | Apr 14, 2022 | How We Help, Our Family Stories, Steps for Life
Jim and Pam have a big family – six children. As Pam explains, they chose that together, imagining the games, the meals, the graduations, the weddings, the grandkids. Jim was the type of dad who would send loving text messages to his daughters. But one day in 2014,...
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