by Fay Leman | Dec 17, 2020 | Stories
This picture has been in my life for quite some time now. Seeing it for the first time literally took all the breath out of my body – the breath that I had been holding since my mom passed away… the breath that I had been holding since my marriage dissolved… the...
by Denise Torgerson | Dec 17, 2020 | Stories
It is hard to understand – grief – until it happens to you. People don’t really get it. Our society has taught us that grief is something that we can just get over. We are taught that we must just get back to a normal life, be the same person we have always been. When...
by Denise Torgerson | Jul 22, 2020 | Stories
When we grieve, the questions we ask are: How can I get over this? How can I fix this? Why am I feeling like this? What’s wrong with me? These are the wrong questions to ask. These questions set us up for struggle, for self-criticism and pressure. The question to ask...
by Denise Torgerson | Jul 7, 2020 | Stories
How do we grieve when our ways of grieving have been disrupted? Our funerals, Celebrations of Life, and Gatherings are gone for now. They have all been put on hold. We adapt by doing video conferencing, but there is something healing about being in the same room with...
by Fay Leman | Jun 24, 2020 | Stories
At 15, as perhaps most daughters do, I remember thinking that I did not want to grow up to be like my mom. I wrestled with those feelings for many years as we had had a tumultuous and strained relationship for my entire life. At the age of 34 and while sitting...
by Denise Torgerson | Mar 4, 2020 | Stories
She was a doer. Action steps, always getting the tasks done. No matter what, just keep moving forward. One step at a time. She was fiercely independent. So much so that I am sure, it caused her family some frustration and anxiety. She was a creative. She always had a...
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