Rituals of Respect: Crafting meaningful do-it-yourself ceremonies for the dearly departed
In the Battleground Community Center, more than a thousand origami cranes hung in long streamers from the high ceilings. Candles flickered on the mantle above the stone fireplace, and the long slow hum of a large bronze Tibetan singing bowl filled the room. A crowd of hundreds, standing room only,...
Season’s Grievings: Surviving the Winter Holidays in the Wake of Loss
Nothing seems to stir up feelings of grief quite like the winter holidays. As a psychotherapist, and also someone who has known plenty of loss within my own circle of family and friends, I am perhaps all-too-familiar with the myriad ways people suffer during the holiday season. This time of...