by HeartLight Center | Mar 22, 2023 | Heart to Heart
Dear Fellow Griever, I found some voice through haiku as I was processing some of the depths of my grief. The cadence of 5-7-5 worked for me. I wanted to share in case haiku may be useful to you, too. Lovingly, Mary April 4, 2022. The day after Jim died....
by HeartLight Center | Mar 14, 2023 | Heart to Heart
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 HeartLight Center | Feb 10, 2023 | Heart to Heart
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 HeartLight Center | Jan 10, 2023 | Heart to Heart
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 HeartLight Center | Dec 12, 2022 | Heart to Heart
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...
