Invite your family and/or friends to do a mourning ritual with you. Gather around a table with a candle in the center After the candle is lit, everyone thinks about two things to share out loud with the rest The…
It’s that time of year again. Carols are on the radio. Movies play on the television. Trimmings decorate the trees. Memories linger in our hearts. The holiday season can be challenging, even without being complicated by grief over the loss…
The first year of Chanukah was extremely difficult. Linda died on February 1st so by the time Chanukah arrived, the shock and numbness had disappeared. We could no longer pretend that she was on a business trip or visiting friends. We knew…
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Even as a child, I was a lucid dreamer. I never really thought that much about it. I just assumed everyone had dreams in vivid color and as real as anything encountered in everyday waking life. So, as a psychologist…
“The holidays are times spent with our loved ones.” This has been imprinted on our psyche from a young age. Holidays mark the passage of time in our lives. They are part of the milestones we share with each other…
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This is a night like no other In the days now all too the same When we stand with one another And share our Eternal Flames For in this gentle expression Of the light from each candle’s glow Shines hope…
A GOOD WAY to shake yourself out of your sorrowful mood is to keep yourself busy. Finding a place that is comforting to you will be soothing as you are now forced to make new memories. In doing so, you may consider…
As the major holidays approached in late autumn of 1995, I was filled with anxiety and deep sadness. In May of that year, my 15-year-old vivacious and beautiful daughter Nina was senselessly and tragically killed by an alcohol-impaired driver. With…
