A Grief-Shattered Heart
Day 71: Anatomy of Grief-Shattered Heart In this work, I continue to be floored by how we can be at once shattered and whole, raw and...
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khatch73
Oct 18, 20212 min read
"Acceptance" is a Tricky Word in Grief
Day 70: “Acceptance” in Grief Out in the world, the word “acceptance” can imply agreement, or consent, or even acknowledgement that...
khatch73
Sep 23, 20212 min read
The Change of Seasons in Grief
Day 55: The Change of Seasons The first day of Fall was yesterday and while some are anticipating gourd season and pumpkin spice lattes,...
khatch73
Sep 23, 20212 min read
The Dreading Days
Day 54: The Dreading Days The “dreading days” come in many forms—birthdays, anniversaries, any holiday, big or small, the date of a...
khatch73
Sep 21, 20211 min read
Grief Balm
Day 53: Grief Balm And then there come those moments that offer some balm for grief. Grief balm comes in many forms (and yes, can be...
khatch73
Sep 21, 20211 min read
Grief is Not Contagious
Day 52: Grief is Not Contagious One aim I have in my work is to spread the word that grief is not contagious. The people my clients (and...
khatch73
Sep 17, 20212 min read
Grace: It Changes Things
Day 50: Grace: It Changes Things I use the word ‘grace’ a ton and have been wondering why I’m drawn to it as grief professional. First...
khatch73
Sep 16, 20212 min read
Just. Show. Up.
Day 49: Just. Show. Up. When people ask me, what should I do for someone who is grieving? How can I support them? My answer is simple....
khatch73
Sep 15, 20212 min read
The Chatter of Grief Waves
Day 48: The Chatter of Grief Waves As sad as this feels to admit, being a grief professional doesn’t substitute as “preparation” for...
khatch73
Sep 14, 20212 min read
Anticipatory Grief
Day 47: Anticipatory Grief Anticipatory grief is a normal human reaction to impending loss, including all of the thinking, feeling, and...
khatch73
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Loss is Not a Singular Event
Day 46: Grief is Not a Singular Event When we grieve a major loss in our lives, the truth is that we will grieve many things within that...
khatch73
Sep 13, 20211 min read
Growing Up
Day 45: Maya Angelou’s Wisdom I hold Maya Angelou’s wisdom close in my work and in my life. I have noticed that deep grief offers a...
khatch73
Sep 9, 20212 min read
Grief & Suicide
Day 43: Grief and Suicidality, in honor of National Suicide Prevention Week In deep grief, it is normal to have thoughts about not...
khatch73
Sep 3, 20211 min read
Grieving & Living
Day 38: Grieving and Living Many of my clients arrive worried they are either 1) not getting grief right or not grieving enough or 2) not...
khatch73
Sep 1, 20211 min read
Grief Mornings
Day 37: The Mornings In grief, I often hear about that moment one wakes up to a pleasant fuzziness or comforting unknowing. This...
khatch73
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Guilt in Grief
Day 36: Guilt in Grief There are many ways we humans complicate our grief experience, and one that I see often is in our tendency to have...
khatch73
Aug 30, 20212 min read
Grief PSA for National Grief Awareness Day
Day 35: Grief PSA Knowing what to say and even more importantly, what not to say, to grieving people can be tricky. Even as a grief...
khatch73
Aug 29, 20212 min read
Grief is Physical
Day 34: Grief is Physical I have been searching for years for a worthy description of the physicality of grief. I have finally found one...
khatch73
Aug 28, 20212 min read
We Grieve @ every Developmental Stage
Day 33: Simply put, grieving at each developmental stage means grieving at each life transition. Such transitions might include marriage,...
khatch73
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Where does my Grief Belong?
Day 32: Where does my grief belong? With the current horrors and terror in Afghanistan, I have been asking myself a question that I hear...
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