Call Us +1 (800) 334-7606
Login

Blog

4 Things to Do When Someone Posts About Loss on Facebook

Facebook is a social network that encourages you to share your thoughts and feelings about what’s going on in your life.  Most of the time people share about their families, accomplishments at work, and social activities.  But life isn’t happy all the time.  Just as people want to talk about good things in their lives, they also want to share the sad events that affect them.

Read more

What is the Difference Between Trauma and Grief?

Over the past 30 years a variety of words have become popular to describe grief. One word that has recently made headlines is the word “trauma”. Language is important, so we’re going to clarify our take on the word.

Trauma is an event. It can be any event that causes psychological, physical, emotional or mental harm; such as a death or abuse.

Read more

5 Things to Do if You Feel Sad on Valentine's Day

 

Valentine’s Day is synonymous with romantic dinners, boxes of chocolate, and flowers. And it’s a big day! It’s estimated American’s will spend over 18.9 billion dollars on Valentine’s Day this year alone.

 

Read more

14 Things You Should (and Should Not) Say to Widows and Widowers

Do you know someone whose spouse has died?

Have you ever wondered what to say to him or her?

Read more

Two of the Most Helpful Things to Say to a Griever

Do you know someone who is grieving, but don’t know what to say to him or her?

Read more

Why You Don’t Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions and What to Do About It

 

Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions?  

Read more
grief_during_the_holidays

Is There More Grief During the Holidays?

Do you feel sad around the holidays? A lot of people do. The holidays are supposed to be about family, giving, and tradition. So why do many people have a hard time? Are there more deaths, break-ups and other losses during the holiday season? The answer is no. There are no more losses in December than during other times of the year.

Read more
Pet loss

Why Pet Loss Hurts So Bad

Do you still miss a pet that died one, five, or over ten years ago? 

You are not alone. 

Read more
The Correlation between Reality TV and Grief

Connecting Reality TV to Unresolved Grief

When we watch several popular reality TV shows like Kitchen Nightmares, Hoarders, Bar Rescue, and The Biggest Loser, we always notice the connection between major grief events and the subsequent misfortunes the folks featured on these shows suffer.

Read more

Why you should never say "I Know How You Feel!"

The reason we never say “I Know How You Feel” in response to someone else’s reaction to a death, a divorce, or any other loss, is because you can never actually know how someone else feels.

Read more

Pages