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Digital Tombstones are the New Way You Rest in Peace
Forget flowers. The next big thing in living memorials for the dearly departed may just be a weatherproof, high-tech digital scrapbook, powered by a solar cell. As with most technological innovations, word of the product is spreading slowly.
Submitted 04/26/08.
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Ideas for Chronically Ill Women to Romance their Husbands
You may be surprised to know that nearly 1 in 2 people live with a chronic illness in the U.S.A. That means a whole lot of marriages have a third bed partner called 'illness'. Sadly, 75% of marriages that include illness end in divorce.
Submitted 04/24/08, edited 04/24/08.
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Questions Not to Ask at Funerals!
Here is a list of questions, overhead at funerals by the author, which he considers inappropriate for such solemn occasions. Some are ridiculous. Others are well-intended queries that many people ask, not realizing their impact on the bereaved.
Submitted 04/21/08.
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Times, Technology, Terror, Tears, and Truth
In our lives, we all experience times, technology, terror, tears, and truth. Start watching God move Heaven and earth with your eyes closed. This article explains how to cope with the grief and difficulties experienced in our modern world.
Submitted 04/19/08.
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Benefits of Sharing Grief with Your Child: 7 Ways to Share
When parents keep silent, children suffer. They suffer a bereavement, 'lose' a parent who has opted out by grieving alone, and are bereft of tools to come to terms with this. Children need to be included in parental experiences of grief and loss.
Submitted 04/17/08, edited 07/09/09.
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How to be Romantic to your Chronically Ill Wife
Your wife may be in a great deal of physical pain or suffer from side effects of her illness or medications, such as weight gain or loss, or even feeling sick to her stomach. Be assured that you are not alone. Many people live with chronic illness.
Submitted 04/15/08.
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Explaining Suicide to Children
Many people believe it is best to shield children from the truth, that somehow this will protect them. More often than not, the opposite is true. Misleading children can do more harm than good. Not knowing the truth can be terrifying and hurtful.
Submitted 04/14/08.
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Sharing Grief - Making a Person Feel Better
Most often, grief is considered an emotional response to loss, though it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, philosophical, and social dimensions. Losses can range from loss of employment to the loss of the people nearest to us.
Submitted 04/11/08.
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On Coping with Death ... Now Imagine You are a Child
Every child's grief reaction will be different. Survivors must stay close and attune themselves to the child's emotional response, allow the child to vent constructively, and be there to restore structure and routine - key factors for adaptation.
Submitted 04/10/08.
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Practical Ways to Deal with your Grief
My experience with grief has helped me to assist others throughout the years, and I would like to share these thoughts with you. There are times when you feel lost and alone, but there are people like me who want to provide support and encouragement.
Submitted 04/09/08.
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Grief Relief: Looking for Laughter in Loss
It may take some time to find laughter after a loss. It may not always be the fall-down-hold-your-belly kind of laughter. Sometimes it's only an inner chuckle. However, whatever kind it is, it is there. It is there to provide a momentary respite.
Submitted 04/08/08.
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Grief and Loss: 10 Strategies to Help You Cope
Grief comes in waves, as times of peace and calm are suddenly shattered by overpowering emotion. The strategies presented in this article provide a few suggestions to help you ride out the waves as you cope with your grief.
Submitted 04/07/08.
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Death of a Partner: Finding Love Again
The very practical problem a survivor can face is loneliness. Some women cope with this by spending more time with their families and friends and taking up new interests. For some women, that is enough. New relationships aren't for everyone.
Submitted 04/04/08.
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The Search for Meaning When a Loved One Dies
Finding meaning in death is not always easy, and sometimes it is hard to find. However, the search for meaning when a loved one dies can make a big difference in how you cope with your loss and reinvest in life. This article explores this meaning.
Submitted 04/03/08.
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It's OK to Begin a Relationship with Your Deceased Loved One
We never forget our loved ones. They are close to our hearts, and in fact, it is healthy to establish a continuing bond with them, if it is desired. Actually, it is natural to think of them at family celebrations, holidays, and anniversaries.
Submitted 04/02/08.
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What Does a Living Will Declare?
It is quite common for people to write a living will saying that they do not want to be kept alive on artificial life support if they have no hope of recovery. The term 'advanced directive' is also frequently used to refer to such a document.
Submitted 04/01/08, edited 04/01/08.
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The Importance of Memorials in the Grieving Process
The possibility of death is always with us. However, in our rush to glorify the living, we turn a blind eye towards death. That is why we are so unprepared when death finally finds us - through someone we love, or in the course of our own journey.
Submitted 03/28/08.
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How to Pick the Perfect Sympathy Flower Arrangements
You can choose between sending flowers to the funeral or to the family's home. Generally, you would send them to the funeral if you knew the deceased. It can also be a nice idea to send flowers to the family after the funeral is over.
Submitted 03/27/08.
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How to Minimize Self-Imposed Isolation in Grief and Loss
You can reduce unnecessary suffering. If you are mourning the death of a loved one, or providing support for a bereaved person, here are ways to make inroads on the devastating toll that isolation takes on emotional disposition and energy levels.
Submitted 03/25/08.
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A Widow's Many 'Firsts'
At night, I would lie in bed and stare into the dark, feeling the emptiness of the room, as it matched the emptiness in my heart. When I took off my wedding ring the first time, I put it on my opposite hand. It felt strange ... it didn't belong.
Submitted 03/24/08.
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