June 4, 2008 – Dealing with Loss and Survival
1st Guest: Dr. Kathrin Stengel -
Kathrin Stengel lost her husband at age 33 and was left with two young children . She is the author of November Rose: A Speech on Death, a personal yet philosophical book on death, love, survival. The stigmatization of the survivor and the survivor’s search for a new identity.
2nd Guest: [...]
My Son Was Only 15
I lost my eldest Son on 1st April 2009!! He was knocked by a “taxi” on his way home after soccer during school break!! He did nothing wrong, he was only 15 years old, he did not live! Yes, i am angry!! Everyday, i write! i try & pray! i want answers, why didn’t God [...]
May 28, 2009 – The Power of Grief
1st Guest: Barbara Paul
Barbara Paul spent 35 years as a psychotherapist specializing in grief, loss, trauma, and crisis intervention. Barbara is a bereaved parent and a member of The Association of Death Education and counseling. She is currently a consultant to the airline industry in program development and training.
2nd guest: Alice Wisler
Alice Wisler After the [...]
Honorable Mention – Poetry Contest: My grief stricken youth
My Grief Stricken Youth
By Matthew Harris
wretched prepubescent melancholic jagged like shards of broken glass
perniciously gnaws within this deux plus ten year olde psychic mill
with wisps of faded memories when time seemed eternal never to pass
which pages of mine life populated by one after another bitter pill
in the figurative sense referring to woebegone friendships with a [...]
Multiple Deaths and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
By Harriet Hodgson -
Death is part of life. It is easier to understand this if you’ve had one death in the family. Understanding takes longer when you have had several deaths. Your responses are affected by the nature of each loss and your relationship with that person. Life taught me this lesson.
In 2007 my eldest [...]
For Memorial Day
Memorial Day is more than a long weekend, picnics and sales by the local merchants. Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. It was enacted to honor [...]
How To Eliminate Unnecessary Suffering
By Lou LaGrand -
Unnecessary suffering, when mourning the death of a loved one, can be minimized and eventually eliminated. How? By becoming aware of some of the prevailing grief myths and forming the intent to abandon them. Then, face the legitimate pain that is a part of all loss experiences and let it work through [...]
