Robin, Author at Robin Chodak

Robin

Author Archives: Robin

Beach and a Strange Meeting

I love to walk on the beach any time I get the opportunity. It refreshes my spirit and my gratitude is exemplified. On days I don’t get to take that walk, I make sure that I get a glimpse of it every day. It’s been part of my recovery and continues to be a ritual […]

Suicides again? Kate Spade & Anthony Bourdain

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, suicides in the U.S. have been on the rise since 1999 with more than 45,000 in 2016. The recent suicides of celebrities shocked our nation. Kate Spade the 55-year old American fashion designer died June 5 and Anthony Bourdain, the American celebrity chef and travel documentarian […]

What are your emotions saying to you?

Have you ever thought to write a letter to yourself? Why should you? To express those pent up emotions that are eating your insides up. It’s not those that are associated with grief. Those emotions must be processed and then let go of as part of your grief journey. The emotions that I am referring to […]

Has Grief affected your Brain?

I wish I had known more about the brain in 2005 when my husband Steve died by suicide. Maybe I wouldn’t have thought I was going crazy at the time. Perhaps you feel that way if you lost someone you love to suicide. Thankfully, there is a tremendous amount of research on the cerebrum. Researchers now […]

Are you Grieving on Father’s Day?

Father’s Day is a day celebrated in the U.S every year in the month of June. It’s a special time for us to honor our dads. But, sadly, not everyone is feeling filled with joy, especially those of you who have lost your father to suicide. It’s equally difficult for father’s who have lost a […]

Peace, do you want it in your life?

Do you want some peace in your life? Maybe you already have some, but you would like more of it. Maybe you have never experienced it because you are running on overload. You have no time to relax and certainly no time allocated just for you. You actually believe that peace is only reserved for wealthy […]

1 2 3 … 9 Next »