by HeartLight Center | Oct 17, 2023 | Heart to Heart
Dear Fellow Griever, Coping is a verb meaning “to deal with or attempt to overcome problems and difficulties,” and is often used with “learning to cope.” This is a word that I have become very familiar with over the last year, and is an action that I have become used...
by HeartLight Center | Sep 28, 2023 | HeartLight Center Blog
By Jason Troyer, PhD Whether you are actively grieving a loved one or you are simply dealing with the ever-present challenges of life, we all seek sources of meaning, inspiration, and perspective. We long to feel healed, be moved, and feel connected to...
by HeartLight Center | Sep 19, 2023 | HeartLight Center Blog
By Ariela HaLevi What does it mean to continue bonds with your loved one? Continuing Bonds is typically used to describe the relationship that continues between a loved one who has passed away and the person left behind. I like to describe it as continuing the...
by HeartLight Center | Sep 11, 2023 | Heart to Heart
Dear Fellow Griever, I want to share with you about my beloved, and how it was that she gave me an important gift – permission to make tough end of life decisions; to ultimately let her go. She endured a clinical trial with over two years of chemo and radiation, and...
by HeartLight Center | Aug 7, 2023 | Heart to Heart
Hello fellow grievers, My name is John and I have been a volunteer at HeartLight for about nine months. Today I want to talk about getting through the first year after the death of a loved one, in particular at times of holidays and anniversaries. My wife Marilyn died...
