Task Two: Work Through the Pain
Last week, I started a series in which we are discussing Worden’s Four Tasks of Mourning. If you haven’t read last week’s post, I would encourage you to do so to be able to have a better understanding of the tasks. This week we are continuing this series by talking about Worden’s second task of […]
The First Tasks: Acceptance
There are many approaches that people have created to illustrate how people process grief. Some talk about stages, some talk about steps, and one talks about tasks. William Worden provides for us four tasks of grief in order to achieve equilibrium in our life again. These four tasks can be completed in the order the […]
Another Celebrity Gone
“This is the moment I accept the most challenging times will always be behind me and in front of me.”- Kobe Bryant Today we are all still in shock and full of sadness. Yesterday, the world experienced the loss of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, a Gianna’s teammate Alyssa and her parents John and […]
New Year, New Life
2020 is here. Everyone is posting on social media about “New Year, New Me” or their new year’s resolutions. Everyone this time of year is setting new goals and intentions to make this the best year ever. Those who lost a loved one in 2019 are facing 2020 without their loved one. The question that […]
Review: Coco
This blog post contains spoilers about the movie “Coco”. If you haven’t watched it yet, I would suggest reading this after you have! Covered in Marigolds, bright colors, spirit guides, and family, this film is a great way to educate as well as entertain all ages. This sweet story tells us about Día de Muertos, […]
My Grand Baby Grand
“My mother bought it secondhand from a silent movie star It was out of tune but still I learned to play And with each note we both would smile forgetting who we are And all the pain would simply fly away” Well, my mother did not buy our piano second hand. In fact, it was […]
The Lion King: The Past Can Hurt
Saturday night my husband and I finally got to see the new version of “The Lion King” at the drive in to fulfill our tradition of at least one drive in movie during the summer. We typically see kids movies at the drive in and “The Lion King” in particular is one that’s close to […]
Back to School: A Guardian’s Guide to Helping a Grieving Child
As I discussed in my last blog post, my dad died on the fourth day of fourth grade. I took days four through nine off from school and Monday I was expected to go back. “What? My dad just died. I’m not leaving my mom for 7 hours a day to just go to school. […]
4th Day of Fourth Grade
In August 2000, I went back to school on August 4th. It was a Thursday and my dad had been in the hospital for almost 10 months straight. At this point, he had suffered from two heart attacks and multiple organs had started to fail. My mom and I were guessing his time left on […]
Loss after Loss
A couple weeks ago, I talked about how having a community is key after a loss. There are people that after the first couple weeks after the death that continue to check in on us weeks, months, and even years while we continue to grieve. These people become our family because they have the ability […]