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- Feb 21
- 2 min
I love my new volunteer gig!
Hello Everyone, Thanks for taking a few minutes out of your day to read this. I’ve been busier than usual lately! I am finishing up...
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- Jan 21
- 12 min
I Lost a Loved One to Suicide and Here is What You Should Know
This interview with Authority Magazine is a 12 minute read. I know this is far too long to read for today's fast paced world. I put a...
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- Dec 29, 2022
- 4 min
Ending the Year with Fentanyl
This is a photo from the Washington Post: Prior to 2022, I knew lots of parents who’d lost someone to fentanyl. This year I know twice as...
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- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Say Their Name at Your Gathering
Hello Everyone - I wish you all a wonderful holiday season. This time of year is difficult for many people for many reasons. If you have...
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- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
Listen to Matthew Perry
A friend, Patty W., posted this in our group and I think it’s important to share with more people. Recently, Matthew Perry (actor from...
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- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
The Empty Chair at the Table
Holidays can be an emotional reminder of loss. Thanksgiving and Christmas are two of the most difficult. If someone at your holiday...
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- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
The Myth of Losing An “Only Child”
Often people express “extra” concern when they hear I lost my only child. They say things like, “how tragic to lose your only child!” But...
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- Nov 12, 2022
- 2 min
Aaron Carter’s Death
We lost another young celebrity when Aaron Carter was found dead in his bathtub a few days ago. Apparently, he’d been there for a few...
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- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
A phrase that hurts parents of addicts
I wrote this 11 years ago today: “I am grieving. I am grieving the loss of the years we lost to drugs, to the person he once was, to the...
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- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
I'm Writing Another Book!
I’m writing my second book! It's more of a “how to guide”. It's about how to support someone through grief and loss. In times of our...
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- Oct 13, 2022
- 5 min
Drunks, tweakers and junkies…
Addiction: Disease or Choice, Part One Ask yourself this question honestly: Do you think addiction and alcoholism are a moral failing or...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
Bruce Springsteen - 12 parenting advice tips from lyrics
The other day I saw this photo on Facebook: I immediately saw what was WRONG with it - that was my friend Chris Joseph with Bruce, not...
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- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
Tapping Into Grief
When you lose a child, there is nothing positive to be said. People say, “he’s at peace now” and I believe that, but it doesn’t reduce...
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- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
Mental Illness is a Huge Problem
How can we help someone who has mental illness? The first thing is obvious, but nonetheless very important. Talk to them. Approach them...
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- Sep 14, 2022
- 4 min
Can Suicide be Stopped or Prevented?
Last Saturday I spent the afternoon at an event sponsored by the American Suicide Prevention Foundation (ASPF). I sat at a table with...
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- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Suicide was the third-leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults ages 15-24 in the U.S in 2020. It was also the second-leading...
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- Aug 19, 2022
- 3 min
Back to School & Back to Being Bullied
My dogs are super excited that school will be starting soon. We have an elementary school near us, so they like to sit in the window and...
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- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
2 Years Ago Today I Lost Him
Two years ago today my son, Keven, chose to end his life. When I heard the shot fire from his upstairs bedroom, I knew that my life as...
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- Aug 4, 2022
- 1 min
What to Say/Not Say to a Grieving Person
This is from Megan Devine, her website is called Refuge in Grief and I agree with most of what she says about grief. The bottom line of...
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- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Guilt and Grief
Guilt is often associated with grief. When we share that we feel guilty about our loss, chances are we'll get this response, ““you...
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