No-Rewrite – A story of Grief
This story is written on my personal experience after the suicide of my husband. Author: Robin ChodakThe sun brightly peeks through the window shade in my bedroom. It must be late morning. I lie still. Getting get up requires more strength than I have. It’s been days, weeks, or months. My brain is foggy. With […]
Continue readingWho is your master?
When you think about grief do you think about it as a master? Probably not. But, you must understand that it does have the intention to master you if you let it. So how does grief become your master? If you’re reading this you have probably experienced grief at different levels and different times in […]
Continue readingWhat 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 […]
Continue readingHoliday Tips to Relieve Stress
If you are suffering from grief many of you know the holiday season can be filled with stress and unrealistic demands that cause depletion of your energy. How do you avoid this happening to you? There are certain things that you can do that will alleviate some of the chaos. I will give you some […]
Continue readingAre You A Survivor?
Today is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. A U.S. senator, Harry Reid who lost his father to suicide created a resolution that led to the creation of National Survivors of Suicide Day in 1999. The day is always held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in the U.S. You can learn more here. As other countries […]
Continue readingThanksgiving is here. You are what you eat.
We are in the month of November and Thanksgiving is around the corner. You are probably overwhelmed with planning the big day. Therefore I am not going to preach about how it’s easy to overeat, binge on sweets and drink too much eggnog! Most of the population has a hard time restraining on Thanksgiving and […]
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