Grief Rhythms & Furry Creatures
Day 65: After a series of heavier posts, I offer up an ode to one of the wisest grief companions in my life: our Holland Lop,...
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khatch73
May 21, 20221 min read
Allow the Absence to Take Shape
Day 59: How Does a Grief Therapist Grieve #10? Allow the Absence to Take Shape The grief is taking up residence. It has moved in. It...
khatch73
May 21, 20221 min read
Grief Chambers
Day 57: How Does a Therapist Grieve #9? I let myself fall apart in the car and on the airplane. Cars and planes can be grief...
khatch73
Apr 20, 20222 min read
#5: Seeking Out Projects Involving a Hammer
Day 53: How Does a Therapist Grieve #5? Seek Out Projects (Hammer preferred) I grew up going to the hardware store with my dad. I...
khatch73
Apr 17, 20221 min read
How Does a Grief Therapist Grieve?
Day 47: A New Series—How Does a Grief Therapist Grieve? In no particular order, I will be sharing on the topic of grieving as a grief...
khatch73
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Anything Could Happen
Day 43: Anything Could Happen When our people die, anything could happen. In early grief, I am finding a pattern of death awareness to...
khatch73
Feb 27, 20221 min read
Grief & the Pause
Day 40: Grief and the Pause In the grief world, there is a lot of talk about how important it is to FEEL the grief, to have it, to be...
khatch73
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Grief as Stubbornly Suspenseful
Day 39: Grief as stubbornly suspenseful The maddening and confusing and relentless and stubborn nature of grief is something I hear about...
khatch73
Feb 18, 20221 min read
Grief is a Learning Process
Day 38: Grief is a Learning Process Learning can be brutally hard. Think of how difficult it can be to learn a new language, a new sport,...
khatch73
Nov 3, 20212 min read
Acute Grief--A Treacherous Landscape
Day 84: Acute Grief—A Treacherous Landscape Acute grief is the term that refers to the initial phase of bereavement. Acute grief is the...
khatch73
Oct 18, 20211 min read
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...
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...
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