December 9, 2022
A Discussion on Grief, Part 2: Talking to my friends about their loss
“Grief has no distance. Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate the dailiness of life.” – Joan Didion, after the sudden death of her husband In a previous article, we highlighted the nature of grief: how it is uniquely personal and presents itself differently […]
November 18, 2022
Am I Doing it Right? A Discussion on Grief: Part One
Grief. It is an unavoidable human experience. In the wake of the September 11th attacks in 2001, Queen Elizabeth II famously stated that “grief is the price we pay for love.” We grieve many things: the death of a person, the end of a season of life, or a relationship that we yearned for […]
October 28, 2022
Why the Changing of the Seasons is Cathartic
One thing that the drudging-on of the pandemic taught me was an appreciation for the changing of the seasons. In the early full-lockdown days I was able to enjoy the full spectrum of Spring erupt outside my guest-bedroom-turned-counseling-office window. I could take breaks to walk around outside between client sessions, and I finally took on […]
