by Jan McDaniel | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
originally published in Psych Central’s World of Psychology blog (February 5, 2020) https://psychcentral.com/blog/why-are-we-afraid-of-grief/ After receiving news of a death, no matter our emotional state, most of us think to do at least some of these things:...
by Jan McDaniel | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today is a good day to find your peace. It doesn’t matter if it is only a moment; that is how healing works. Peace grows as you seek it. Not steadily, but surely. Holidays were very painful for me for a long time, but then as I thought about my husband, I began...
by Jan McDaniel | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
This can be an unsettled time for those who are grieving and perhaps for everyone. The wind is blowing here. It’s March. The seasons are changing. The time is even changed in the United States. All of us have probably heard about the new strain of Coronavirus...
by Jan McDaniel | Mar 10, 2020 | Grief, Healing, Suicide Loss Survivor, Uncategorized
I write about survival, connection, and hope. That can cover a lot of territory. As a writer and a survivor who lost a loved one to suicide, there are certain things from the creative part of my life that can help me survive, reconnect, and keep hoping. One of the...
by Jan McDaniel | Mar 3, 2020 | Grief, Suicide, Suicide Loss Survivor, Uncategorized
Is it possible to understand another person’s loss? Loss is one of those words with many definitions, perhaps as many as there are endings. While there are many ways to share compassion and to commiserate with or relate to other survivors, can we really...
