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 | Jan 5, 2023 | HeartLight Center Blog
On Seasons of Grief and Hope and its conception: “We all carry a suitcase of grief. Whether we work caring for the sick and dying, tend to a dying relative, or find ourselves suddenly exiled from our everyday lives and faced with serious loss, illness or...
by HeartLight Center | Dec 12, 2022 | HeartLight Center Blog
Self-Compassion and Grief In my early 20’s, my grandmother died of lung cancer. She was 58 and we were a young family that had not experienced any deaths. My grandmother, who was truly our matriarch, had opted for hospice and the nurse who was with us that day – she...
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...
by HeartLight Center | Oct 25, 2022 | HeartLight Center Blog
Question: When offering groups, is it better to have groups based on “type of loss (spouse, parent, sibling etc)” or general groups that include people who have experienced different losses? Answer: HeartLight has a variety of support groups, based on the relationship...
