Something to Think About

Grief is not one feeling—it is many. If what you are feeling seems confusing or overwhelming, you are not alone. This is how grief works.

Grief doesn’t follow a timeline or a set of stages. If you’ve ever questioned your feelings after a loss, you’re not alone—and nothing you’re feeling is wrong.

I think a big part of grieving is loneliness. Loneliness for our person who has left us but also aloneness in our day to day activities...

Our job as an end of life specialist is to address the elephant in the room, to be direct and honest in the gentlest way possible. We are not doing...

We do this all the time. We enter tense situations where people are frightened and unsure, with people who have never seen us before. This is what we do: We create...

In our culture the holidays, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas, emphasize family and friend togetherness. The absence of a friend or family member becomes more evident. Our sense of loss...

You have to walk the walk before you can talk the talk. Learn from your patient/family interactions. At the same time read everything you can get your hands on...

From the moment of a diagnosis of a life threatening illness we begin grieving. We grieve not just the eventual losses that come with serious illness but the approaching...

This is the story that came to mind when I decided to write a blog for National Social Work month. Social work, to me, is about saying the right words...

First, let’s not judge a person’s grief by their words or actions. We don’t really know what is going on inside this person...

How to let go and stop feeling guilty? At first you probably aren't even aware of your feelings. When someone close to us dies, even if we are told it...