Good Mourning: The Many Faces Of Grief Darcie D. Sims, Ph.d., Cht, Ct, Gms

Where do you go when your heart is breaking, the grief is overwhelming and your family and friends have grown weary of your sadness? Who is there to listen to the seemingly endless stream of personal pain? Finding support systems and resources can be a daunting task, especially when the pain is so great that […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – The Healing Power Of An Intentional And Caring Presence appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

  What’s there to be thankful for? When we are lost in the wilderness of grief, it is hard to imagine that there could be anything worth being grateful for. When we are busy tending our “Lost List”, it is nearly impossible to consider keeping a gratitude journal. Yet, this simple challenge and task can […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – The Transformational Power of Gratitude appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Today we’re going to talk to a woman who has walked down the aisle towards happiness 3 times, yet each trip ended in sadness and loss. She, however, did not give up and kept searching for the “love of her life”. Eventually she found it, only to see it slip through her heartstrings one more […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – DIVORCED? WIDOWED? YES…SHE HAS BEEN BOTH AND SURVIVED appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

She was a stay-at-home mom, providing day care in order to remain at home raising her own children until the unthinkable happened. A knock on the door one evening shattered her dream life. In a single moment, her life changed forever as she learned of the murder of her 18 year old son who was […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – The Impact Of Murder On A Family appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Most of us have been to a funeral, maybe several, maybe one for a beloved family member or friend. If you were attending one for a loved one, then it was probably mostly a blur…something we did on “automatic” or as if we were powered by batteries. In our frozen or semi-frozen state, we functioned, […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – GRIEF AND FUNERAL SERVICE: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FUNERALS AND FUNERAL SERVICE appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Have you been contacted by a loved one who has died? Have you ever felt a touch or sensed a loved one’s presence, after the death? Has a whiff of a loved one’s favorite fragrance or after-shave floated by you when there was no reason for it being present? Have you ever “seen” a loved […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – EXPLORING AFTER DEATH COMMUNICATIONS WITH Bill Guggenheim appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

I was OK until THE SONG came floating over the radio. I had to pull over. I was blinded by tears that streamed down my face. How I miss him! Was it really more than … ago? It seems like only moments have passed since IT happened. Why does music have the power to send […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC & MEDITATION appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Can one turn away from a religion yet remain spiritual? How can we help ourselves and others who are grieving find a path of comfort when faith fails to bring expected hope and healing? Where is God in all of this anyway? Today we’re going to talk about the roles that religion, faith and spirituality […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – THE POWER OF HEALING PRESENCE: A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Laughter died the day he did. I knew I would never laugh or know joy again. There is not much that is humorous about grief. Although there are moments when we can either laugh or cry and sometimes we do them both at the same time. My guest today is very serious about laughter. She […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – LAUGHTER IN THE FACE OF TEARS: HOW LAUGHTER CAN HELP HEAL A GRIEVING HEART appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

A long time ago, there was nothing to hold on to when a loved one died. No support groups to attend, no books to read, no radio shows to listen to. People were afraid to speak of the deceased. The silence was very, very loud. So when my guest today found herself in that empty […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – CHANGING THE FACE OF GRIEF SUPPORT: ONE WOMAN’S MISSION appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

There are many different faces of grief. Today we’re going to talk about one of those other faces…the grief of losing one’s home, one’s possessions, one’s lifestyle as disaster strikes a community and leaves behind only mud and waste…and memories tossed out in the trash. My guest today is Father Dave Zimmer, Pastor of St. […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – : A COMMUNITY GRIEVES THE LOSS OF ITSELF: THE 2011 FLOODS OF MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA, WITH FATHER DAVE ZIMMER appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Years ago there were no books, CD’s, DVD’s, phone apps or support systems to help us on our grief journey. Finding a book to read was a difficult if not impossible task. And now there are so many resources, that it is equally challenging to sort through the mountains of books and other resources, to […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – FINDING GOOD GRIEF RESOURCES: THE CENTERING CORPORATION WITH JOY JOHNSON & JANET SIEFF appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” A rhyme from our childhood. A tease. A taunt. Childhood is supposed to be a wonderful time in our life. Yet, for many of our children, childhood takes on a different color…not the perfect rainbow confection we dream about, but painted with […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES: THE GRIEF OF BEING BULLIED appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

“On behalf of the President of the United States and the people of a grateful nation” are the words that accompany the presentation of a folded American Flag…given to the family of a military member whose life and service paid for the freedoms we enjoy today. The sound of TAPS bids a final farewell. On […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – A GARDEN OF STONE: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

She was living a fairy tale life, married to a handsome prince and with a career of her own. It all came to an end with the presentation of a folded flag and a new life began…life as a widow. She lost it all and then out of the ashes, built a national support program […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – A MILITARY WIDOW’S JOURNEY TO HOPE: TAPS, THE TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS. appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It only takes about 35 minutes to solve a crime on television. There are lots of shootouts, crashing cars and screaming sirens racing through our living rooms each evening as we catch the latest crime show or action movie on the screen. Do we realize that the men and women who are the real law […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – POLICE GRIEVE, TOO appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Murder. Homicide. Those two words strike terror in the hearts of everyone. They are so startling that even the air seems to be sucked out of the universe. If this is the face of your grief, you need a special type of support. You need a special brand of caring. You need HOPE, given by […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – OH NO! SURVIVING THE UNTHINKABLE: THE MURDER OF A LOVED ONE appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The unthinkable happens. With the speed of a moment, your world comes crashing to a halt, altered in ways you could never guess. Today we’re going to talk about how one couple not only survived the death of their only child, but then took their pain and converted it into a healing journey, not only […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – WALKING THROUGH GRIEF appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Grief is like an artichoke…layer upon layer of story, layer upon layer of hurt. Some people have more than their share of grief and each grief is a new layer, to be revisited every time another challenge is faced. But far beneath all those layers lies a heart…struggling to survive, struggling to thrive. Today you […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – FROM SURVIVE TO THRIVE: A STORY OF HOPE appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Your loved one collected pennies. Have you ever found a penny on the street or in between the couch cushions and smiled, knowing you had just received a “message” from your loved one? Have you ever suddenly “felt” your loved one’s presence? Have you ever wondered if your loved one is OK and wished for […] The post Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief – SIGNS FOR A GRIEVING HEART appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.