This past week I mentioned how your mind, your body, your immune system and stress are all interrelated in grief. I suggested using a modification of gestalt therapy called ‘open chair’ to face the reality of a death, using candle gazing to create inner peace, and using mindfulness and meditation to release pain. Let’s take […]

If you are experiencing grief, you may have an ache at the center of your chest. Why? Since the heart center is at the breastbone (the focus of tenderness) the ache at the center of the chest is the grief point. Using guided meditations, you can open up the grief point…you can loosen and lighten […]

If you have not been able to attend to your sorrow, chances are you have not been able to feel the world around you. Maybe you are hiding and withdrawing, or keeping busy so that you don’t “hear” what is going on in your heart. Perhaps you have become numb and listless and empty—so you’ve […]

Time…living one day at a time…helps heal the scars of the soul. And maybe in time…we can remember more of the beauty, and less of the pain. Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

Stress and the immune system are integrated—they are tied into your mood and what you are thinking. So the trauma of experiencing grief with a death and its associated stress, can really affect you physically. That’s why it is so important to pay attention to your body when you grieve!  There can be tension created […]

Schmerz…it’s a German word…and it describes the physical and emotional pain we suffer when we face a major loss. A friend or family member dies after a long fight with illness. A family pet is put down. Someone commits suicide. You suffer a miscarriage. You lose a limb. Maybe you lose your hearing. Or your […]

For parents, the death of a child is probably the most painful loss imaginable. For parents who’ve lost a child to suicide, the pain and grief may be intensified. Although these feelings may never completely go away, survivors of suicide can take steps to begin the healing process: Maintain contact with others. Suicide can be a […]

Lighting a candle, taking a deep breath, and focusing on the flame (for as little as a few minutes), is a great way to create inner silence and peace in a world of turmoil. You can use scented candles like lavender, vanilla, chamomile, sandalwood, ylang ylang, (fragrances renowned for their relaxation benefits and stress relief) […]

When you were first told that your loved one was dead, among your first reactions were probably shock, numbness and denial. You didn’t want it to be true. Maybe you instinctively knew that to overcome the effects of grief you needed to accept the reality of the situation and experience whatever pain came up. So […]

No one knew the torment, that you were going through; We only kept on seeing What we really wanted to. We saw the outward smile, but not your inner pain; We never really dreamt, That you would never smile again. Forgive us if we failed to see, What we could do to aid; Or if […]