by Carrie Bauer | Mar 14, 2023 | Heart to Heart, HeartLight Center Blog
Dear Social Worker Heart, March is Social Work Appreciation Month, and it is the perfect time to thank social workers for all they do. I want to offer a sincere thanks to all of my fellow Social Workers. It can be hard to thank someone for doing so much, and difficult...
by Allison | Feb 10, 2023 | Heart to Heart, HeartLight Center Blog
Dear Fellow Griever, I thought that I was prepared for my mom to die…she had fallen and broken her hip, had a stroke after the surgery to repair the fracture, went to rehab and worked her way back to her assisted living facility but was never the same. Her health...
by Allison | Jan 10, 2023 | Heart to Heart, HeartLight Center Blog
Dear Grieving Heart, Do you feel mad about your grief? I’ve felt so mad. Mad that I’m in this space. That I’m navigating a “new normal” that I didn’t ask for. Angry that my person is gone, my world crumbled. I don’t always feel safe, I feel exposed and raw. I hate the...
by Allison | Dec 12, 2022 | Heart to Heart, HeartLight Center Blog
Dear Grieving Heart, My name is John and I wanted to pass along some thoughts that I have had regarding starting a new year with grief. I have read a number of books on grief and several grief programs. All of these have been helpful in dealing with the grief I am...