After a loss, life moves on…to a new normal

Dec 22, 11 After a loss, life moves on…to a new normal

Posted by in Grief Education, Grief in the News

A mother who lost a child often cry out over insensitive remarks. I have heard it countless of times. Consider this conversation from a mother who though a well meaning friends was insensitive. Don’t they know? Of course these wonderful, concerned, well-meaning friends don’t know. They can only guess how I feel. They...

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Holiday Blues- Sad, Lonely and Depressed

Dec 08, 11 Holiday Blues- Sad, Lonely and Depressed

Posted by in Family Celebrations, Grief Education

Tis the season to be jolly…fa-la-la-la-la. Right, it may be a season to be jolly for some of us but there are a few out there who experience the holiday blues for so many reasons. I can see it in the emails I receive. I am not a therapist but for some reason, more and more visitors email me asking for advice for all sorts...

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The ebook launch

Sep 17, 10 The ebook launch

Posted by in Grief Education, Site News

MLQ Message for Vee Press E-books’ launch I regret being unable to join my good friend Noemi Dado on this extremely happy occasion. She and her husband are the best kind of friends any writer can ask for. She can agree to disagree and can find the whole path where neither integrity nor civility ends up being compromised. I...

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The myth of closure

Sep 16, 10 The myth of closure

Posted by in Grief Education, Grief Recovery

So if someone says to us, by word or by action, “You should be over that by now,” we can recall the words from the Talmud: “Judge no one before you have been in his place.” When people ask how many kids I have, I always say three children and pretty soon, the question goes on details like “are they in...

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That grief is light which can take counsel

Aug 30, 10 That grief is light which can take counsel

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Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak. Whispers the oe’r fraught heart and bids it break. ~William Shakespeare Picking up the pieces As we as a nation try to salvage what bit of dignity of we can still salvage on the failed operation of the police, the failure of the government of Noynoy Aquino and the wanton...

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Showing compassion, a grief shared

Aug 28, 10 Showing compassion, a grief shared

Posted by in Grief Education, Grief in the News

The deaths of eight innocent civilians is tragic. The Filipinos are grieving. Families of the victims are sad and...

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Grieving over job loss

Aug 03, 10 Grieving over job loss

Posted by in Grief, Grief Education

“Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.” Robert Frost It was a wonderful morning when I wobbled over to the Director’s office at the UP Institute of Small Scale Industries (UP-ISSI). The month of January 1986 was just a few months before I gave birth to my eldest girl, Lauren and I was always in...

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Candle lighting eases pain of loss

Dec 15, 09 Candle lighting eases pain of loss

Posted by in Grief, Grief Education, Grief in the News

Holidays are a season of cheer and happiness for many of us. For others it serves as a constant reminder of their loved ones who are no longer with them. On the second Sunday of December, parents worldwide join together and light candles for their dead children. For 12 years, parents gathered on the second Sunday in December in...

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Love Never Dies

Jul 13, 09 Love Never Dies

Posted by in Family Celebrations, Grief Education

Wasn’t it just 10 years that I last hugged my beautiful boy on a breezy, sunny day at the beach? Though the searing pain in my heart is not as sore as it once was 10 years ago, the scab sorts of falls off on anniversary dates. Luijoe should have been 16 years old today. I created this video tribute of his life and last...

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Michael Jackson Memorial: The Significance of Memorials

Jul 08, 09 Michael Jackson Memorial: The Significance of Memorials

Posted by in Grief Education, Grief in the News

“Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just wanted to say I love him — so much.” — Jackson’s daughter, Paris-Michael, who broke down in tears.” Photo Credit via cnn.com I gaze at the TV as I see the casket of Michael Jackson as it is being wheeled out of Forest...

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The Grief of Lisa Marie Presley

Jun 27, 09 The Grief of Lisa Marie Presley

Posted by in Grief Education, Grief in the News

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~From a headstone in Ireland Lisa Marie Presley is obviously in grief. She is devastated. In her heart-wrenching blog entry, He Knew, Lisa is gutted and feels like she could have done more for her ex-husband, Michael Jackson. 14 years later I am...

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Justice for Ruby Rose Barrameda-Jimenez

Jun 19, 09 Justice for Ruby Rose Barrameda-Jimenez

Posted by in Grief, Grief Education, Grief in the News

Image courtesy of Pedestrian Observer Ruby Rose’s death was just so shocking that it took me many days before I woke up from my stupor to blog about it. Her death was just too gruesome that even a seasoned police investigator found it difficult to describe the circumstances on how Ruby Rose was handcuffed and gagged with...

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