Grief
When Your Best Friend Dies, A Part of You Dies With Them
From the Desk of RDThe Reality of Grief – When Your Best Friend Dies, A Part of You Dies With Them For those fortunate enough to marry their best friend—someone who’s more than just a husband—my words will resonate deeply. Marriage is one of the most complex relationships. It often starts with love and promise,…
Read MoreDo We Ever Overcome Grief
From the Desk of RD The Reality of Grief – Do We Ever Overcome Grief Having been on this journey for almost three months, I still feel the pain and loss as intensely as when he took his last breath on April 18, 2024. Tomorrow will mark three months since we said goodbye to Gill,…
Read MoreDealing With the Loss of A Parent
From the Desk of RD The Reality of Grief – Dealing With the Loss of A Parent Losing a parent is deeply traumatizing, and no one is ever fully prepared for it. While we grow up knowing that one day our parents will no longer be with us, facing that reality is still incredibly difficult.…
Read MoreDifferent Words & Responses
From the Desk of RD The Reality of Grief – Different Words, Different Responses It’s amazing how different words can generate different responses. When I went through my divorce, and people asked where my husband was, I would respond that I was going through a divorce. The typical response was, “Oh really, sorry to hear…
Read MoreNavigating Grief – The 4 Cs
From the Desk of RD The Reality of Grief – Navigating Grief: The 4 C’s In my journey through grief and my extensive reading on how to manage this painful experience, I came across the 3 C’s – Choose, Connect, Communicate. However, I believe there’s a fourth “C” that’s equally important: Companionship. This is crucial.…
Read MoreTherapeutic Writing Is Part of Grieving
From the Desk of RD The Reality of Grief – Therapeutic Writing as Part of Grief Many of you have asked me how and why I write openly to express my grief for the loss of my parents and husband. This practice is known as therapeutic journaling. I have always enjoyed writing and found it…
Read MoreLeave Me Alone to Grieve
From the Desk of RD The Reality of Grief – Leave Me Alone to Grieve How many of you feel the need to shut the world out and find that silence where you can simply figure out all the “why” and “what” questions? How many of you grieving want to scream, “Leave me alone to…
Read MoreThe Reality of Grief – “Fight or Flight”
From the Desk of RD The Reality of Grief – The Denial Stage Is Fight or Flight Every person’s experience of loss is unique to them, but one commonality is that life will never feel the same again. This is because not only does the loss of your loved one weigh you down, but you…
Read MoreThe Quiet of the Night
From the Desk of RD My Journey of Grief In the quiet of the night, I hear a whisper’s song,A melody of memories where we both belong.Yet the echo fades to silence, a lonely, hollow tone,For I am here without you, wandering alone. The stars above still sparkle, but their light feels dim,Their brilliance now…
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