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On Death and Dying

April 24, 2010 – 10:47 pm

With rare exception (those that die very young), we all get to walk with others through the emotional land mine of a loved ones death. In times of war, fathers bury sons, but in times of peace, sons bury fathers (no gender intended). Either way, the trauma remains. If we’re lucky we come to an [...]

Tools For Coping With Grief

April 3, 2010 – 10:15 pm

Yes, we must recognize the responsibility for our own happiness. It’s taking the first step which is often essentially the most difficult to do. A lot of people really feel shame over enjoying themselves once again, laughing and socializing. For whatever reason unfortunately we cannot experience worthy of a life of joy if our relative [...]

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The Danger of Denial: How Avoiding Your Grief Can Impede Emotional Healing

July 22, 2009 – 5:23 am

In The Phantom of the Opera, Erik (the “phantom”) wears a mask to cover the scars that disfigure him- scars incurred by an accident that occurred in years past. Much like the Phantom, many people wear an emotional mask to cover the emotional scars of grief, in some cases, scars that lurk beneath the surface [...]

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