Del Marie McAlister

I was visiting a friend in Melbourne recently and on my way from my motel to her place I walked past an old derelict house. I paused to look at it and wonder...

During a white-water rafting expedition, a woman was flung out of the boat into the raging river. The people feared the worst and assumed she’d downed. But s...

I recently watched a documentary about Norfolk Island. There was a segment about a woman who’d lost her daughter in a car accident. The mother was filmed at ...

When I visited Rachel, she eagerly showed me a shrine she had created in honour of her husband. His favourite cap was on this makeshift shelf, along with the...

There was a man who had a garden that would have been beautiful except for a huge, ugly boulder right in the middle of it. He tried to blast it out with dyna...

You will need to have times of rest. Relaxation reduces stress and will help you feel peaceful. A simple, yet effective way to relax is this: Step 1: You st...

'Where did everyone else go?’ she lamented at our grief group, the week of the anniversary of her husband’s death. 'I feel lost and alone. It's as if everyon...

There is a fable about two trees in a field, one being a willow and the other, an oak. The willow often wished it was majestic and strong like the oak. The o...

We often speak of grief as a journey - one without charts, telescope, or compass. It can be likened to sailing through uncharted waters in dense fog without ...

The real Patch Adams once said, “Creativity is one of the greatest medicines ever.” Art, craft, and creative projects have proven to be extremely therapeutic...

After Carol lost her baby someone suggested she get a dog. Her initial thought was, “How could a pet replace a much longed-for child?” However, several month...

“Who can so softly bind up the wound of another, as he who has felt the same wound himself?” Thomas Jefferson Pauleen lost her husband many years ago and sti...