by HeartLight Center | Apr 7, 2026 | Heart to Heart
As the call ended, my stepmom desperately repeated, “Are you going to come? Are you going to come?” I had just learned that my dad died from a cardiac event. In my utter disbelief and heartache, I began to form a list of tasks, one being getting a flight to Houston. I...
by HeartLight Center | Feb 27, 2026 | Signature Series Presentations
Understanding Guilt in Suicide Bereavement Program for Professionals: Guilt and Suicide Grief: Supporting Grieving Clients Presented Tues February 24, 2026 Time: 8-10am (PT)/ 9-11am (MT)/ 10-12pm (CT)/ 11-1pm (ET) A special presentation for Hospice...
by HeartLight Center | Jan 6, 2026 | HeartLight Center Blog
By: Dr. Genna Reeves I spent my Christmas Eve at a funeral home… and I had fun. Not the loud, carefree kind of fun—but the quiet, grounding kind that comes from being deeply human together at Gabaldon Mortuary for their annual Lighting the Way luminaria...
by HeartLight Center | Dec 31, 2025 | Heart to Heart
Dear Griever, I have had the honor and privilege of serving as the Community Liaison for HeartLight Center since May 2023. On December 16, 2025, I had the opportunity to speak on behalf of HeartLight at our annual Holiday Love and Light Remembrance Event, held in...
by HeartLight Center | Dec 16, 2025 | Heart to Heart
How many “first times” must I experience? Will the “triggers” ever become just another song or just another photo or just another place? Just days after you died came the “first time” to fold clothes as they came out of the dryer,...
