Bereavement | Loss

Oct 16, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - BEAUTY

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...

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GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - GOING WITH THE FLOW

delmariemcalister

Oct 16, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - GOING WITH THE FLOW

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...

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delmariemcalister

Oct 16, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - JOURNALING

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...

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delmariemcalister

Oct 16, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - CREATING A SHRINE

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...

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delmariemcalister

Oct 15, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - ADAPTING

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...

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delmariemcalister

Oct 15, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - RELAXATION

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...

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delmariemcalister

Oct 6, 2018
3 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - LOST AND ALONE

'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...

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delmariemcalister

Oct 6, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - RESILIENCE

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...

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delmariemcalister

Sep 16, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - THE JOURNEY

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

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delmariemcalister

Sep 16, 2018
1 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - ART THERAPY

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

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delmariemcalister

Sep 16, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - COMFORT

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?”...

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delmariemcalister

Sep 16, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - SUPPORT GROUPS

“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...

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delmariemcalister

Oct 16, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - BEAUTY

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...

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delmariemcalister

Oct 16, 2018
2 min

GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - GOING WITH THE FLOW

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...

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