by Ruth | May 1, 2025 | Things to consider, You are not alone
Grief is a deeply personal journey, and you may feel overwhelmed and isolated, especially at the beginning when your loved one first dies. When Mike died, I felt very alone since I did not know anyone on a personal level who had lost their spouse. Grief...
by Ruth | Apr 1, 2025 | Things to consider, You are not alone
Grief is deeply personal and a natural emotional response to the death of your loved one. One of the most profound aspects of grief is how it involves the expression of emotions. These emotions vary since every relationship and every individual is unique....
by Ruth | Mar 1, 2025 | Things to consider
Grief is an intensely personal journey, there are so many emotions to process. Confusion, sadness, anger, anxiety and fear are very common emotions. These emotions can take a very long time to sort through and process. Adding to this, in our Western...
by Ruth | Jan 28, 2025 | Things to consider, You are not alone, You can do this
One of the first terms I learned when I started my counseling after Mike died was the concept of “Grief Work.” It took me a long time to understand what this term meant. On the surface, I thought wow, I am working hard at life now. Everything is so...
by Ruth | Jul 18, 2024 | Musings
by: Ruth On a high mountain top, in an empty house, a crone sits alone on a seat of stone. Through the empty house the wind blows with a passion, howling like a wild talking animal flowing free, chaotic and in every direction. The wind could take a...