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2020 - Jan - CDT - Helping Hands - A New Year
A New Year
A new year can be an exciting time full of possibilities. It can also be a sad time when it means you’re saying goodbye to the last year in which a loved one lived.
At one grief ...
Thursday, January 2, 2020
2019 - Dec - Gazette - Humility
Humility
With the New Year around the corner, many of us are looking at our lives and making resolutions to change things for the better. I’m a big fan of this type of process; a process life give...
Thursday, December 26, 2019
2019 - Nov - Gazette - It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
One of my all-time favorite movies is It’s a Wonderful Life! When I was a child, it was shown multiple times each holiday season and every time Zuzu said, “Look, Dadd...
Thursday, November 28, 2019
2019 - Nov - CDT - Helping Hands - Family Traditions
Family Traditions
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because for me it is “Christmas without the hype.” I love the focus on gratitude. I love family gathering around the dinner table. And I love ...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
2019 - Oct - Gazette - Time for Family, Time for Talk
Time for Family Time for Talk
When I was growing up, I looked forward to Halloween. Of course the excitement of costumes and candy was part of it. But another big piece was my mom’s embrace ...
Thursday, October 31, 2019
2019 - Oct - CDT - Active Life - Healing with Love
Healing with Love
I recently had a conversation with a friend about the draw of the woods. I explained that I feel them call to me, and when I enter I take a few deep breaths, taking in the fresh ...
Sunday, October 6, 2019
2019 - Sept - Gazette - Burial or Cremation
Burial or Cremation
Before I worked with Koch Funeral Home, my husband and I occasionally had conversations about how we wanted our bodies cared for after death. He chose traditional burial ...
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Previous Posts
2019 - Aug - Gazette - Thankful, Thoughtful, Tuesdays
Thankful, Thoughtful Tuesdays
With my work, I get into all kinds of conversations about dying, death and grief. One was with a woman who described a beautiful living funeral she was a part of for ...
2019 - Aug - CDT - Learning to Live - Understanding the Relationship between Change and Grief
Understanding the Relationship between Change and Grief
In my work with Koch Funeral Home, we choose monthly themes, and then I write blog posts corresponding with that theme. Last year when we ch...
2019 - July - Gazette - Three Important Lessons
Three Important Lessons
As I’ve worked around dying, death and grief, I’ve learned three important lessons: you’re not alone, community matters and storytelling heals. These messages consistently ...
2019 - June - Gazette - Transition
Transitions
Transitions have been on my mind a lot lately. Transitions mean changes and all changes, even positive ones, involve loss. Much of my work is about companioning people through changes ...
2019 - June - CDT - Helping Hands - Monday's Moments Complimentary Luncheons
Monday's Moment's Complimentary Luncheons
Assurance that I always have someone to talk to. Comforted. A great deal of support. A safe place to share. Peaceful. Wrapped in a security blanket. These...
2019 - May - Gazette - Authenticity in Life and Death
Authenticity in Life and Death
When I was training with The International End of Life Doula Association we did a fair amount of role playing. Sometimes I was the end-of-life doula and sometimes th...
2019 - May - The Daily News - Huntingdon
Death Cafés
Each spring I am surprised by the vivid colors that appear in the plants and trees. You would think that having experienced many Pennsylvania springs in my lifetime, I would be used to...
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