The process of grieving for and mourning the dead allows the person left behind by the loss to find ways of dealing with the event and, in the long term, coming to closure and acceptance of it. This is important…
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Mourning is a healthy process to facilitate coming to terms with the loss of a precious human life. When someone dies, it is appropriate and natural to mourn the loss. How grief is expressed is a personal matter. Some choose…
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Although the role of a funeral director may not be understood by those who have never had to use their services, they are very complex. Experienced with details relating to death, the funeral director will guide those who have lost…
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There are so many things you SHOULDN’T say at a funeral that we’d be better served creating a list around what you SHOULD say. Honestly, there are so many ways to exacerbate the already delicate situation of a funeral that…
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Dealing with depression is something which is hard at any time in a lifetime. However, when grieving, the depressive state makes matters seem even bleaker. The problem here is that negative experience has toppled the balance, and pushes those who…
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When someone dies unexpectedly, it takes the wind out of their sails. Their trust in life is shattered. Unexpected death has a habit of shocking those left behind into a situation where they find life difficult to deal with, and…
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When it comes to funerals, more often than not people talk through the grief because they don’t know what to do. They say what they think will ease the grief, but it’s wise to remember this: There is nothing you…
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We all deal with death in our own way. Some of us wail; some of us rage; some of us weep silently, outside the range of others. Some of us may even ignore the death altogether, which I can’t exactly…
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Funerals are a time for remembering those who have touched our lives, and while not required, adding music to the service provides a sentimental way of doing so. Many funeral homes have their own music they play to add to…
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Just don’t bury me: Who wants to be buried in this day and age? It’s boring, unnecessary, and so final. There are more exciting and useful things that can be done after death other than being buried in a hard-wood…
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Mourning is a natural part of the grieving process. Mourning our loved ones who have passed, is healing. As we cry, as we remember, we are processing the death. This mourning process is a time honored tradition and one of…
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Dealing with grief following any death is difficult. Following an accidental death, grief takes on a new and very difficult kind of acceptance. Accidental deaths can happen at any time and to any age of person. They weren’t meant to…
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In today’s society, the need to grieve hasn’t changed. What has changed is the private way that people can grieve. Gone are the days when people have to sit alone and suffer in silence. Although not always the first place…
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How to offer support to a family members who are experiencing the death of a child: We spend our lives having children, raising a family and hoping that one day those children will grow into wonderful adults who will be there…
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Military self defense is an aspect of training that has been around for hundreds of years. Every military in every country has its own form of military self defense. Although this is something regular everyday citizens think about rarely if…
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Death is something that most people do not like to talk about, or even really engage in personal thoughts. It is a sad and lonely time for the person who has been left behind. If the death of your loved…
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Self mutilation is becoming a growing epidemic in the United States. Parents BEWARE…(Self injury is the act of attempting to alter mood state by inflicting harm serious enough to cause tissue damage to ones body.) This can come in the…
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The challenges we face in life are like our diamonds in the rough. Helping us build our character and develop our strengths. However, when we look up, down and all around us and we see pure darkness, that’s when the tide is…
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When someone you love dies you go through a gamut of emotions as your brain tries comprehend the loss experienced and discover how to deal with it. One of these emotions is anger bought on by the realization that the person who’s…
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“Luckily, he died in his sleep”. These words of comfort were offered when a young couple’s newborn died of Sudden infant death syndrome(SIDS). They’d laughed and played with him only hours earlier, and when he didn’t wake up for the…
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How should you reach out to someone in need? Thomas Plante, PhD said in an article published in the November 2009 issue of Psychology Today, that “Reaching out to someone in need should come from a position of solidarity as…
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Dealing with the death of a loved one may be one of the hardest things anyone ever has to do. The stages of grieving which people go through, as identified by Kubler-Ross, involve first being shocked by the news that…
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Helping children through the anger phase of grief Losing a parent is an incredibly difficult time in anyone’s life. When the person who loses a parent is a child it can be even more difficult. As someone who lost my…
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Be kind but be clear. Send your stalker an email or registered letter indicating that you do not wish to have any further contact. Your letter should be sincere and honest, but it should be careful. Do not criticize or…
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What does it feel like to be in a situation where life is very uncertain, difficult, or painful? How hard is it to make a decision that must be made to avoid utter disaster even though it rubs against every…
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Crisis is a big thing in all of our lives and helping someone even if its a stranger and not part of your family shows that you care about us as a group of people and that yes, helping one…
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There are still, even in this enlightened age, men who think that any female is fair game. Occasionally women sexually harass men at work, there was one case in English Law, but this is much less common. There is also anecdotal…
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When you think of self-defense and self-defense tactics, you may envision Bruce Lee type spinning kicks and martial arts moves. True self-defense goes far beyond that. Heck, sometimes it doesn’t even come close to that mental image you may harbor…
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This is such a controversial question and term really. Over the past few years rapes have increased like no tomorrow. How do we react to this? Are some women responsible? I have seen people having studies and I will point…
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If you are having thoughts of suicide, taking immediate action is imperative. You may feel worthless and in so much pain that life no longer seems worth living. You may have already withdrawn from interaction with others, isolating yourself from…
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