by Peggy Sweeney Adults frequently associate grief with the death of someone loved. However, this is not the only reason we grieve. We confront grief whenever we experience a loss or traumatic event: a divorce, retirement, a debilitating illness or injury, addiction, abuse, the aftermath of a fire, flood, or an earthquake. The list of …
Coping with Grief and Stress Through Prayer and Meditation
by Shirley Higdon and Carol Stead Grief is a natural response to loss. It is the emotional suffering we feel when someone we love is taken away. Stress is about our perception of events and how we cope. We cannot change the situation if we are grieving the death of a loved one, but we …
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Grief, A Natural Response to Loss
by Annell Decker, LPC Grief applies to the loss of a loved one to death, certainly. It is also a natural and normal human response to any big change in life. Even if we initiate the change (new job or house) and there are advantages. Moving is one of the biggest, requiring changes in: friends, …
Grief and Running, You Taught Me Well
by Jenny Rainone “Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes, American ultra-marathoner Grief is interesting because there’s no definite beginning or end. It can appear, go away, and re-visit without warning or reason. When we don’t address large, looming life stresses, they …
