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Posts by Gary Roe
Can Grief Make You Sick?The death or departure of someone we love can be traumatic. Loss hurts, and the resulting grief can be challenging.When we lose someone, we immediately feel the emotional impact. Shock, sadness, anger, anxiety, depression, and other emotions surface and can hijack us at a moment's notice. The ensuing emotional roller coaster can be unnerving and even frightening.What often gets...
12/18/2023 5:00:00 AM
Life is both wonderful and tough. We experience positive things along the way, but we also get hurt and wounded. We encounter difficulties, disappointments, and rejections. We lose loved ones and friends.How we deal with the tough stuff matters. Our personal wellbeing depends on it.We all tend to wonder, "Am I doing okay?" If you're wondering how you're doing in life and whether you're handling things...
5/8/2020 7:00:00 AM
Ah, Thanksgiving.Festive décor. Tantalizing food and drink. Family gatherings. Fun and smiles all around. Expressions of gratitude everywhere.Underneath the warm hugs and smiling faces, many of us carry wounded hearts. We’re thankful to be with those we love, but there’s also an ache inside that won’t go away. Many of us are missing someone this Thanksgiving. The holidays can be wonderful. They can...
3/3/2020 8:00:00 AM
We all have our favorite seasons. My wife’s is summer. She loves the heat. My neighbor’s is winter. He yearns for the cold. Me? I prefer fall. Cool. Colorful. Brisk. We experience seasons in life too. They come and they go. We each have our own winters, springs, summers, and falls. WINTER Life can be hard. None of us has it good or smooth all the time.Our personal winters involve an inordinate amount...
1/10/2020 8:00:00 AM
Worry and fear are on the rise.We’re continually assaulted by vast amounts of disturbing information. The future appears uncertain. Frustration and anger spill over onto our roads and into our stores, restaurants, and neighborhoods.Fears, phobias, post-traumatic stress, panic disorders, social anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors are on the rise. Personal financial concerns, health issues, workplace...
1/9/2020 8:00:00 AM
Life is stressful. How we handle what comes at us matters - both for us and our children.I believe that there are four main keys to dealing well with stress: Processing emotions wellPracticing good self-careManaging relationships in healthy waysTaking stress breaks Most people have heard of the first three. When I mention, "Stress breaks," however, I tend to get furrowed brows and tilted heads. Face...
8/10/2019 7:00:00 AM
The room was silent except for the hum of the machines, the rhythmic blip of the heart monitor, and the quiet cadence of my dad’s breathing. With no hope of recovery, life support was about to be terminated. I was spending a few last moments with him. I was 15. Suddenly, I became acutely aware of my own heartbeat. It was in perfect sync with dad's heart monitor. Stunned, I realized several profound...
5/15/2019 7:00:00 AM
"Carcinoma."All the other words the doctor said before this paled. It was this last word that mattered.We thought it was just a lesion. After all, our son (Aaron) was 15. Yeah, some kids develop cancer, but not ours. That happens to other people.The next 3 months were a blur. Phone calls. Emails. Appointments. Exams. Scans and blood work. Surgery. And, because of where we live, all of this was 2 hours...
2/6/2019 8:00:00 AM
Holidays can be stressful. If you’ve lost a loved one, they can seem impossible.While the world is celebrating, you’re hurting. Your heart is broken, but life appears to be blazing forward as if nothing happened.Perhaps you feel a little like Glenn and Connie.“Christmas? Thanksgiving was an emotional nightmare. Can’t we just skip it this year? Where’s the Grinch when you need him?” Glenn asked.“I’m...
12/4/2018 8:00:00 AM
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