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Sunday, December 21, 2025

Getting to Acceptance: We're here because we're here

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Milo  - Image by family permission Milo enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1942. He did not know if he'd be assigned to Atlantic or Pacific ...
Sunday, June 8, 2025

FAQs on Attending A Memorial Service

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 I was recently asked:  "I'm going to a memorial service; should I bring flowers?"   Nareeta Martin, Unsplash In thinking of m...
Saturday, March 1, 2025

Re-Balancing After Loss: Carry Two Buckets

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(Author's source, used with permission) Grandpa Gus was a hard working farmer in Iowa. It was a good life and  in wartime , demand was h...
Monday, November 11, 2024

Acupuncture for Grief Support? Yes!

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 The first two weeks after my husband died was a rough road  Photo used with permission, Wesley Tingey, unsplash.com I cried, cleaned, pract...
Monday, September 23, 2024

Condolence for Sibling Loss

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Author image The grieving experience of losing a brother or sister has some universal qualities but will also be highly individualized: peop...
Monday, May 13, 2024

Widowed 101

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Dear Readers, Many of my peers are approaching or well-into the wonderful age bracket of maturity that is rich with life experiences. Employ...
Sunday, January 21, 2024

Condolence By Email: Caring Words Don't Need Postage

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Author image It's time for me to update a position I wrote about over a decade ago. In writing  To Hold A Card In Your Hand , I referenc...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

Grief and Condolence During the Holidays

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Author image This is the darkest day of the year...  according to astrophysical data; the winter solstice brings sunrise later and sunset so...
Monday, October 23, 2023

Undoing the Stress of llness

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What is the Undoing Hypothesis? "Undoing"  is pretty simple: you counteract a stressful experience or situation with a steady inta...
Thursday, August 3, 2023

Hiring A Eulogy Writer: Composing Great Words For A Great Tribute

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 I love how we all agree: there's a story to every life!  Author image And The Eulogy Writers  recognize this first and foremost. They a...