Losing someone you love is difficult to go through. There is a grief and emotional process that happens when a death or some type of loss occurs. The 5 stages of grief was first coined by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. The 5 stages are not meant to be worked through and checked-off, ...
Read More »What Not to Say to a Couple Struggling with Infertility
About 10% of couples will experience infertility. According to Alice Domar, Ph.D., Director of the Behavioral Medicine Program for Infertility in New England stated, “The depression and anxiety experienced by infertile women are equivalent to that in women suffering from a terminal illness.” Spouses grieve differently. In a study conducted ...
Read More »Is your life less than picture-perfect?
Are you disappointed in the snapshots of your life today? Are your pictures less than perfect–marred with disappointments or grief? Perhaps you have not yet found that one true love–or one you loved has left or died? Maybe your home no longer resonates with laughter and dreams or the work ...
Read More »Though He Slay Me
“You know how we call those blessed (happy) who were steadfast [who endured]. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the Lord’s [purpose and how He richly blessed him in the] end, inasmuch as the Lord is full of pity and compassion and tenderness and ...
Read More »Saying Goodbye to Grief (Part II)
So the lengthy process of grieving is in full swing. There’s the crying, self-denial, burst of anger, self-blame, depression, and withdrawal from friends and family. Now what? Though it is natural to grieve, it’s also natural to move forward past grieving. There is no universal grieving period, but you can ...
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