emotionally intelligent grief support
. I spent hours online when Matt first died. Anyone who has been plunged into grief knows this: the computer becomes your companion, the vehicle of your search. Click after click, searching for something to help, to find someone who sounds like you. Hour after hour, I found no one. Platitudes, emoticons. Casual acquaintances suddenly…
Just a quick hello this morning my friends and loves. Many of us have already had our lives go sideways. Maybe you’ve tried to tell your friends and family how important it is that they have wills and other important, useful documents completed NOW, before they need them. And in response, you get the…
If you’re interested in self-development, you’ve probably heard the term “mindfulness.” Over the last decade, mindfulness meditation, sometimes called mindfulness-based therapy, has been researched as an aid to anxiety, stress, depression, chronic pain, and other human conditions. Once largely confined to the realm of therapists’ offices or yoga studios, mindfulness has begun to show up…
I have a diagnostic thing coming up next week. I have no concerns at all for the actual procedure, or for test results. What completely unglues me, or has, is that matt is not here, which means I have to go out and find someone else to drive me to the appointment, someone to be…
. It’s been awhile since I’ve given you any movie reviews. http://www.sonyclassics.com/ofgodsandmen/ I saw this today. Is it playing near you? Go see it. Yes, it has death. I’m not sure how many tombstones to give it. Three? Four? There are no poignant actual death scenes. There is violence. There are tears, and they are…
I feel like I’ve taken some hits for the team, in terms of movies, these past couple of weeks. I know – no one asked me to. Certainly, I didn’t want to take any “hits,” for anyone. I am highly avoidant of poignancy, as I’ve written. I go into the movies these days with fingers…
Good lord, why do I keep trying to “entertain” myself. I have watched three movies in that last couple of weeks. Two out of three had unexpected deaths in them. I freaking HATE the movies. This time, however, instead of making me cry, I just felt irritated. Is it not possible to make a movie…
Why do I go to the movies anymore? I try to entertain myself, and I end up worse than when I went in. Without giving the story away, but in the interest of fair warning: In case anyone is planning to see the movie I Love You Phillip Morris, there are death scenes. Based on…
The new PBS documentary Speaking Grief is out now.
Check listings here and contact your local PBS station to request an air date!
