by HeartLight Center | Apr 3, 2023 | HeartLight Center Blog
by Harold Ivan Smith, DMin, FT It used to be that to know about, understand or appreciate grief in other countries, you had to go and see for yourself. I learned that when I went to Hanoi to lecture at Bach Mai Hospital. Every day funerals take place in its inner...
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 | Mar 14, 2023 | HeartLight Center Blog
I’ve been in the wellness industry for over 10 years, and it is still hard for me to talk about self-care. The main issue is this: nothing anyone else has to say can answer for the most critical aspect of self-care practices, the Self. Sometimes it can be...
by HeartLight Center | Mar 13, 2023 | HeartLight Center Blog
There are hundreds, if not thousands of articles, blogs and lists of what to say and what not to say to someone who is grieving. In nearly every grief group we facilitate the topic of, “I can’t believe he/she said that…” comes up. Why is it that when we are supporting...
