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No One Has to Die Alone

In the 25 years I have worked as a psychotherapist and hospice worker, I have had the privilege of being at the bedside of more than 500 people as they died. They taught me that how they die matters....

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No One Has to Grieve Alone

Grief does not end, but grief can be transformed. Grief can soften. We can learn to accept our grief.read more

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Role Models of Resiliency

Susan is a 40-year old mother of two sons and she is at a loss about how to help her 9 and 7-year olds understand that their father will never play ball with them again. She has to tell them that they...

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The Double-Bind of Masculine Grief

Men often report feeling in a “double bind” in which they are expected to “act like a man”, but judged for not sharing “like a woman”. Men feel their grief, but are more likely to manage it through...

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The Power of Permission

When was the last time you asked a patient's permission to touch, talk, or enter their room?read more

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Death Does Not End a Relationship

Death changes our physical relationship with one another, but dying well can enhance our emotional bond to our beloved. Death changes a relationship, but it need not end it.read more

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Death Is Not a Dial Tone

In my last post, I mentioned that there is a body of research about the continuing presence of deceased loved ones, termed After Death Communication (ADC). The consensus of the literature is that the...

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Dying gives as well as takes away.

I am sitting with Shelley, a 62-year old woman riddled with cancer. She tells me the doctors have told her there is no treatment left to fight her illness. She has made peace with her family, her past,...

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We Can Discover As Well As Recover From Grief

Grief is information and we must bring it out into the light in order to discover how to soften our despair. read more

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Listening Is a Ministry and Discipline

To listen to another asks that we create a safe place; hold their truth; and behold their highest nature.read more

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We Can Help the Dying to Feel Held

Hospice care offers hope, reduces fears, and supports people to live right up to their last breath. We can be prepared and design our "best death" based on our values and wishes. With the hospice...

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There Is No End to Hope

Giving up treatment does not mean we are abandoning hope. We can redefine and reframe hope for realistic, meaningful interventions and ways of being that can provide intimacy and authenticity at the...

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Grief is like a fingerprint.

Our grief is unique, like a fingerprint. But we all know loss. We must do our own grief work, but benefit from the support and validation that comes from belonging to a community that acknowledges the...

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No One Has to Die Alone

In the 25 years I have worked as a psychotherapist and hospice worker, I have had the privilege of being at the bedside of more than 500 people as they died. They taught me that how they die matters....

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No One Has to Grieve Alone

Grief does not end, but grief can be transformed. Grief can soften. We can learn to accept our grief.

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Role Models of Resiliency

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The Double-Bind of Masculine Grief

Men often report feeling in a “double bind” in which they are expected to “act like a man”, but judged for not sharing “like a woman”. Men feel their grief, but are more likely to manage it through...

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The Power of Permission

When was the last time you asked a patient's permission to touch, talk, or enter their room?

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Death Does Not End a Relationship

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Death Is Not a Dial Tone

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