On Saturday, October 19,2024, we were touched to be included in the Sugar Grove Park District’s first annual “Run to Remember” 5K in honor of Lisa Campise. Lisa was a…
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“When after heavy rain the storm clouds disperse, is it not that they’ve wept themselves clear to the end?” Ghalib Grief is a natural response of the heart. Grieving,…
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Many of us are experiencing our own personal grief over the death of a loved one, along with the collective grief during the pandemic. In my private counseling practice, I…
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Holidays can be especially difficult while mourning the loss of a significant person in your life, and we may feel shut down. When that happens, it sometimes helps us to…
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People often ask us “What are you doing for the holidays?” When we’re mourning the loss of our loved one to death, the question often feels like a stab in…
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“Death rituals such as funerals not only help you truly acknowledge a death and express your necessary feelings, but they also bring friends and family together to support one another”…
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When I think of the many feelings associated with grief, I picture a rubber band ball. It is as if, at any given time, you could pull on one of…
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The pain of grief is real. The pain of losing someone you love is intense. It can be like losing a part of yourself. Or that self is in pieces…
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Let’s spend our time together this month looking at ways to help yourself in this time of fear, grief and loss. We can call it self-care or showing yourself compassion.…
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At the end of my “Food for Thought” in May, I invited you to stay connected to yourself and others during this pandemic time. I was thinking about how it’s…
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