Memorial Day
Memorial Day is often seen as the start of summer—picnics, gatherings, and flags fluttering in warm breezes. But at its core, it is a solemn and sacred day—a time set aside to honor the lives of those we’ve lost, especially those who served with courage and sacrifice. For many, Memorial Day also opens the tender […]
Healing Daily Losses
Excerpt from The Infinite Thread: Healing Relationships Beyond Loss By Alexandra Kennedy I am feeling a heavy heart today as I return home from my son’s college campus, where I helped him move into his apartment for his second year. I know the time is coming when he will not return home from college for […]
Helping Your Children Grieve
Excerpt from The Infinite Thread: Healing Relationships Beyond Loss By Alexandra Kennedy The death of a family member is often a confusing, even frightening time for children. For some it is their first experience of the death of a loved one. A child’s first exposure to death is often accompanied by a period of moodiness […]
Ten Steps to Grieving the Loss of a Parent
“The death of a parent is a shattering experience, wounding us and flooding us with powerful forces. The boundaries of our world are torn away, and suddenly life seems bigger than we might have imagined, terrifyingly bigger. A parent’s death can shatter us, leaving lifetime scars, or it can shatter our limits sense of our […]