Grief | Grieving | Death of a Child

I find it fascinating that our nation is mourning two famous individuals whom hardly anybody knew. People all across America are talking about President Ford and James Brown in glowing and endearing terms, almost as if the two of them had been our next-door neighbors. Only they weren’t, but it doesn’t seem to matter. We mourn their deaths because both of them were important to us as a nation. President Ford took over when President Nixon resigned, at a crucial point in our history. We had just suffered through Watergate, the worst example of political Read the rest of this entry »

With the Holiday season fast approaching, and everyone you know, and wish you didn’t, is making merry…

While you, the newly widowed, are thinking, Bah, Humbug…

Is it any wonder you want to scream, “Stuff a sock in it!” to that man on the corner dressed in a red suit, with a white beard, ringing a bell? Read the rest of this entry »

It’s the holiday season, whoop dee doo, and you the newly widowed find yourself engulfed in mistletoe and smiling faces. Everyone’s singing a happy tune – Everyone but you – You wonder, how will I get through this holiday season without Him?

I’m here to tell you, you can. And you will. Read the rest of this entry »

Not long ago, I visited a man whose wife was dying of cancer. He retired early in life, so he and his wife could travel the country on his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He was a big man, and his wife was tiny. But, their love for one another was deep and knew no size and shape after 45 years of being married to one another. He shared with me many stories of there life together. He was deep in grief. Read the rest of this entry »

Death of a spouse or breakup of a marriage or long-term relationship can trigger similar responses in a person. Each person mourns a loss differently. However, there are 5 common stages of grief a person goes through when mourning the loss of a relationship. These were adapted from Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, ‘On Death and Dying’ Read the rest of this entry »

Deciding to start dating again after a loss is a courageous and brave way to reclaim your life after the death of a loved one. There is no time limit as to when you should start dating again, or even a rule that says you must date again, but you will find that everyone, from your family to your neighbors will have an opinion on the subject. Read the rest of this entry »

first I need to follow up/ thank you for your step parent show . you read my email about Leah (pronounced Le aaahh)and discussed my dilema of how to bring her into her new step family’s gatherings. It wasn’t so hard. I took Babe up on his kind offer to phone his wife Michelle. Lori’s Mom talked with me listened to my story and gave me feedback. She also sent me poems to post around the house that basically say….SAY HER NAME!!! A bonus was that her return address label has a picture of Lori. Seeing the beautiful company our kids keep is in some strange way a comfort. I look forward to listening to your discussion with Bill Guggenheim.

–St louis mo

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Hello from Heaven: After Death Communication
Hosts:  Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley
With guest:  Bill Guggenheim
December 28, 2006
G: Hello.  I’m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host
H: Dr. Heidi Horsley.
G: Each week we welcome you to Healing the Grieving Heart, a show of hope and conversation with those who’ve suffered the loss of a loved one and for health care professionals who work in this difficult field.  As always the message is others have been there before you and made it, you do not walk alone.  This show is a pre-record so you will not be able to call in today, but you’ll be able to find the show archived on our blog, www.thegriefblog.com, as well as www.thecompassionatefriends.org websites.  All shows can also be downloaded on Itunes and the transcripts can be accessed through www.thegriefblog.com.  Well, Heidi, we’ve got a great guest today, and what an interesting guest.  It’s Bill Guggenheim and he’s the co-author of the best-selling book Hello From Heaven.  Do you want to talk more about him for us Heid? Read the rest of this entry »

Bill and Judy Guggenheim spent seven years conducting research for their popular book Hello From Heaven.  During this time, they interviewed 2,000 people and collected more than 3,300 first-hand accounts of after-death communications (ADC).  ADCs provide what many believe is modern-day evidence of life after death.  Bill has presented his research at many national and regional conferences of The Compassionate Friends.

Bill Guggenheim:  It’s very helpful for them to be in a support group.  I urge parents to find a support group for their children so they can talk to each other and the larger cities do have some kind of center for grieving children now and it’s talking to one another that’s the most helpful I believe. Read the rest of this entry »

Bill Guggenheim and Judy Guggenheim spent seven years conducting research for their popular book Hello From Heaven. During this time, they interviewed 2,000 people and collected more than 3,300 firsthand accounts of after-death communications (ADC). ADCs provide what many believe is modern-day evidence of life after death. Bill has presented his research at many national and regional conferences of the Compassionate Friends.

Bill Guggenheim and Judy Guggenheim created The ADC Project in May, 1988 to conduct the first in-depth research of After-Death Communications. In their initial research, they interviewed 2,000 people and collected more than 3,300 firsthand accounts from people who believe they have been contacted by a loved one who had died. Their first book, Hello From Heaven! was published in hardcover by Bantam Books in April, 1996.

Bill Guggenheim serves on the Board of Advisors of the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS). He is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) and several other organizations that minister to the needs of the terminally ill and the bereaved.

Judy Guggenheim is also a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling. She and/or Bill have facilitated workshops, lectures, and sharing sessions at national and/or international conferences of The Compassionate Friends, Bereaved Parents of the USA, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Parents of Murdered Children, In Loving Memory, Tragedy Assistance Programs for Survivors, the Association for Death Education and Counseling, the International Association for Near-Death Studies, Network for Attitudinal Healing International, Society for Scientific Exploration, Project Awareness, The Findhorn Community, and many similar support groups, associations, and programs.

Judy and Bill and their ADC research have been featured on television, radio programs, and in numerous newspaper and magazine articles throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Bill and Judy have three sons and were married for seventeen years before being divorced in 1984. They live separate personal lives in central Florida and have been working together on The ADC Project since 1988.

Visit The After Death Project at http://www.after-death.com/