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A few months ago a friend asked me what I missed the most about my husband. It was an interesting question and while I had a very quick answer for her..
More» While I will never stop telling people about my brother I have made a conscious effort this year to not let that steer my conversations with people. I..
More» On July 28, 2012, it will be two years since I sent my husband to work for the last time. Two years since I last hugged and kissed him good-bye. Two y..
More» I personally believe the 5 stages of grief is a load of hooey. You don’t pass through them and move to the next in a perfect order until you reach the..
More» In this edition of the Saturday Morning Message, Carol shares responses from survivors on how they individually honor their fallen hero. Read, share,..
More» When I least expected it, that beastly, nightmarish animal called anger blindsided me. July 4th, the trip to the cemetery wit the requisite flowers ..
More» Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear brother! Happy Bir… Oh wait. Am I supposed to be celebrating your birthday? Do the ..
More» This week's Saturday morning message shares what father's day was like for many survivors. It also includes the question to be discussed next Saturday..
More» This magazine may well be in your hands because someone you love has died. I am so very sorry for your loss. You have been “torn apart” and have some very unique needs.
More» I first began to think about going crazy shortly after our son died. It seemed innocent enough in the beginning.
More» When I conduct workshops and stand in front of grieving military families, I stand not only as an Art Therapist, but as a mother who...
More» What Every Man Should Know About Losing a Loved One
More» This weekend sends us another day to ponder as Sunday is Fathers’ Day. For some of you reading this message today, you are missing your child to whom ..
More» The 16th and 19th of next month will mark the 34th birthday and the 9th anniversary of my brother's death. It's a strange thought that he's now been g..
More» Military widow Shanette Booker talks about how friends and family try to help, but sometimes don't understand how survivors feel about the death of th..
More» While our family contracted in size 8 ½ years ago, it continued to grow after that…and growth is a sign of life...
More» The Saturday message started out as a weekly letter between a few friends that met at the TAPS National seminar over a Memorial Day many years ago. Th..
More» On July 14, 1976, I was blessed with my first born, William Austin Daniel. This was the beginning of the purest, most unconditional love I would ever..
More» I am Michele. And I am a survivor. My story mirrors that of every other TAPS survivor. Someone I love died, and I'm writing my way through the grief..
More» Going public—sharing one's letters, poems, or other written thoughts—is an intensely personal and potentially risky experience. But not all writing ha..
More» I was riding my new exercise bike this morning, making good on a new year’s resolution...
More» A misconception is a mistaken notion you might have about something—in other words...
More» Though winter seems to have more than its share of less than wondrous days, occasionally we have an especially down day. ..
More» Why is it that human beings, when faced with the unknowable, develop expectations of how it is going to be?
More» I travel a lot and spend so much time in airports that I no longer want to collect frequent-flyer miles...
More» Imagine driving down the street and crossing an intersection. You glance quickly left and right, but out of nowhere you are hit...
More» The date is engraved on my heart. The awful day he died. Every year that date comes around again on the calendar, and for lack of anything better...
More» To read the complete article, visit www.NCTSN.org and click on Military Children & Families.
More» Did you ever wish upon a star? Did you ever stand outside, on a summer night...
More» When facing separation, loss, or death, we are invariably thrown into a turmoil of mixed and intense emotions. Some of these feelings may seem foreign..
More» It’s hot and already I am beginning to pray for the return of winter. The days of summer have grown old and tired...
More» The death of someone loved changes our lives forever. And the movement from "before" to "after" is almost always...
More» Why does January seem so empty? Just as the world is stiff and frozen outside my window, I feel dead and cold and scattered inside myself. I managed t..
More» We all know that our grief doesn’t evaporate after a few days and weeks. This book was my constant and faithful companion...
More» All of these feelings found their way into this hole. The act of digging became an avenue for the various thoughts and feelings to arise.
More» “Scott is dead!” These are the dreaded words that no parent or sibling should ever have to hear...
More» In the last issue, I introduced the concept of traumatic grief and its natural overlap with the condition...
More» Someone you love has died a sudden, traumatic death. If you are in...
More» Do you know how long it took me to allow laughter and joy to return to my life? Do you know how far it is from this side of the page...
More» The holidays have arrived. Normally they are a time for family fun...
More» There’s an empty chair in our house and I am not sure what to do with it. It’s been empty a long time and although we’ve moved more than a few times...
More» It’s harvest time, clean up time, gathering time. It’s time to put away the beach balls and the lawn mower.
More» It’s summer and the air is warm upon my face. The sunlight dances across the grass, casting tiny shadows...
More» Myth of the Stages of Dying, Death and Grief article is found on the Grief Recovery website.
More» When was the last time you did nothing? Do you ever just sit anymore? Do you ever just lie on your back in new mown grass...
More» Have you ever stood outside with your head tilted back and your mouth open wide trying to catch a snowflake?
More» My family has always loved Christmas, and it is a wonderful time of year...
More» The searing pain of loss envelops us completely in the days and weeks and months following the death of our beloved...
More» The value of humor in grief resolution is sometimes hard to see, especially in the early...
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