It’s a cruel irony. A loved one’s death wreaks ultimate chaos on daily life when your coping skills feel nonexistent. One way to find strength is to practice remembering “who you have” and “what’s gone right.” A deliberate practice of this will build your faith that good stuff, the mission-critical stuff, will materialize when you truly need it.
...We need to mourn the death of our loved ones. Mourning, the outward expression of grief, requires an audience. Traditional public rituals often aren’t enough. We need more time and opportunity to wake our lost loved ones and reconcile our grief. This post gives examples of doing just that.
...You’ve heard the African saying “It takes a village to raise a child.” I like to say, it takes a team of geniuses to get us through grief and loss. Or to get through life in general, truth be told. The good news is, each of us has our own personal team of smart senior advisors. And because …
The COVID pandemic has riddled our lives with uncertainty and loss. While we may be over the worst of the pandemic, the experience haunts us. Many of us may be struggling with mental anxiety over loss. Here’s how to manage the mental experience of grief.
...Once we learn to trust our emotions, we become more skilled at noticing and attending to our resistance. We relax a bit and find our balance more quickly. Pain and tension subsides. Our calmer mind translates the emotional message and figures out how best to respond to the situation at hand.
...Those of us with vulnerable elders have probably been on high alert since the beginning of COVID. The constant worry can really wear on you. This new approach to gratitude is a practice that can help you manage the anxiety and fear you have about COVID. It’s a must-read for anyone with a vulnerable elder in assisted living, who tested positive, or is just too ornery to take precautions.
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