Crisis Support

Take it from a mother who knows, the death of a child is something no one should ever have to go through. It is a heart wrenching experience that never truly ends. There will forever be an empty place in…
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Listening to brave individuals, who stand in front of a congregation to give a eulogy for a friend, you wish that you could do likewise. Even when the presenter sheds some tears, has to pause to regain composure or briefly…
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An elderly friend who has lost their partner in life won’t get over that loss quickly nor should they be expected to. Not only have they probably had more time with their partner than their younger counterparts, but they will…
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When someone you care about is grieving over the loss of a loved one, you may want to reach out with open arms but feel afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing. The emotional intensity of the situation can…
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Often people worry too much about how to dress for a funeral, although there are commonsense unspoken rules which govern what you wear. The person who is dead may have known you well and would of course understand if you…
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The loss of a parent is confusing and scary for young children. The experience is made all the harder when you factor in that most of the adults that surround the child will also be working through their own grief….
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The process of mourning doesn’t happen all on its own. Sometimes it’s necessary to step back and ask the obvious, before the process can start. Loss of someone that you love is beyond comprehension to most, and when it happens…
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What greater challenge can there be in life than to have your two year-old child swept from your arms and your life during a five-minute tornado? We never think it can happen to “me,” but it’s exactly what happened to…
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How to celebrate the life of your sibling. Dealing with the loss of a sibling is very difficult. For the most part, you are losing part of yourself. That is because one of your siblings; your brother or sister, represent…
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Accidental deaths are those that occur without notice and are tragic. These types of deaths add stress to the individuals involved and a new dimension to their grief, which is shock. It leaves those left behind with many questions that…
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Funerals are one way family and friends can come together and remember their deceased loved ones. A well written eulogy leaves mourners feeling at peace with a person’s death and ready for the next stage in their life. Eulogies are…
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Grief steals us away from living until we deal with it and release its grip. During this sorrowful period, we are so focused on our own grief that we tend to miss that of our children. Generally children do not…
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It is not necessary to mourn the dead even though we do.  To mourn someone who has a dibiilitating disease, would be senseless, in that, had the person lived longer, the disease would have to be delt with, anyway.  This…
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A butterfly’s metamorphosis personifies change throughout the life span as it transforms. Similarly, a human being develops into an infant, a child, an adolescent, and an adult. During these developmental stages, major life changes challenge an adult’s coping abilities. When…
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Although there are many lessons learned through life, grief and loss have a few lessons to teach that life may not otherwise allow the individual. It’s important to recognize that humanity needs these negative experiences as well as positive ones…
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The purpose of a sympathy note is to let the grieving person know that they are on your mind. It is not always easy to find the right words, but it is important to remind them that they are not…
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Losing almost everything or all of what you have after a natural disaster struck your home, and either flooded you out or a violent storm destroyed your home, is just as bad as dying, if not worse. You go into a state of…
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How to manage a family emergency when working from home More and more Americans today are working from home-based businesses, given the state of the economy, than in the modern, more traditional, workplace. Many of these businesses are often run…
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Suicide, it is definitely a top relevant to today that it is important that we take seriously and should also talk about openly. Reason Why: Suicide. It’s definitely the topic that’s on everyone’s mind. According to the National Institute of…
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As a former self-injurer, I’ve realized how difficult it is to cope with. There is such a huge stigma surrounding cutters, self-injurers, burners, and self-abusers. Whether you yourself are currently a self-injurer, used to be, or trying to quit; there…
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Self-defense is an important skill for anyone to know. Women are especially in need of the edge provided by knowing how to defend themselves for multiple reasons. • To protect herself All of the other reasons pale in comparison. A woman…
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You find yourself in a dire situation. An assailant has grabbed you by your wrist and wishes to harm. You feel helpless, and rightly so. With your wrist locked your entire arm is out of commission, giving your attacker an…
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Self-injury (SI) is a behavior that is riddled with myths that tend put a false spin on not just the people who turn to this as a coping mechanism, but also what self-injury itself is. Self-injury may also be known…
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Being a dad through self-injury My experience of this was part of an anorexic episode in the late teens of our youngest daughter. The period was punctuated by relationship break-downs when we blamed our parenting and sometimes one another for…
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Serena had always been ‘that girl.’ The girl that always had the sickly sweet personality. The one who always smiled, and never cried. When people needed to talk to someone, they would always come to her, with their problems, and…
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What is this? You’re going to stop this NOW! I will pull you out of school, isolate you from your friends, and end your life completely you little freak. Doesn’t really sound nice does it? This is exactly how you…
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Complete masking of the truth about who a person with alcoholism addiction is a brief way  to summarize the addictions most powerful affect on a person abusing alcohol.  As a disabled Iraq war veteran, my life has become a ball…
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Today’s world is a tough place to grow up in. Everything just keeps getting faster and faster, expectations are high but leaders are scarce, morals are getting confused with various shades of gray taking over what was once a black…
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Being far away from a beloved family member is tough, regardless of the situation. However, it is even tougher when that family member is deployed. Communication with deployed service members is slim to nil. They may be in harm’s way….
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Learning how to personally cope with the cycle self-injury is no easy task and it certainly isn’t something that happens over night. Self-injury is a behavior of addiction, no addiction is easy to leave behind, nor is there every a…
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