In my work as a Bereavement Counselor and Grief Educator, I will often incorporate relevant Scripture readings, prayers, selected works of poetry, lyrics fromย beautiful music, provide opportunities for each person in our group to have their grief witnessed and validated, and I even use film clips that can help elicit the wide range of emotions …
Last night we concluded another 6-session cycle of our Bereavement Program at St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish in Spring Lake, NJ to help those who are navigating that difficult journey of grieving the loss of a loved one. I am continually blessed by the inner strength, resilience, and courage that people in grief bring to this …
โLooking out at the road rushing under my wheels. Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields. ’65, I was 17 and running up 101. I don’t know where I’m running now, I’m just running on. Running on, running on empty. Running on, running blind. Running on, running into the sun …
“๐๐ง๐๐๐โ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฉ. ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐โ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐จ, ๐โ๐ก๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ.โ
๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ข, โ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐งโ ๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฎ
This article takes a closer look at an issue that often surfaces in grief ministry when a person we love dies alone in those final moments of life without the presence of family and close friends, an experience that became more pronounced for many families grieving a loss during the height of the global pandemic. I also share my own story of losing my brother Dennis who died suddenly at the age of 19 and the healing, closure, and meaning I recently experienced by having the courage to finally visit that sacred ground where God called him home. #griefsupport #bereavementsupport #spiritualcoaching #lifecoaching
“Denial helps us to pace our feelings of grief. There is a grace in denial. It is nature’s way of letting in only as much as we can handle.โ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross The U.S. labor market continues to defy expectations as job growth has remained quite strong with a national unemployment rate of 3.7% that continues …
Did you ever face a moment at work or in your personal life where an issue comes up that triggers an automatic behavior by default usually taking the form of a deeply held self-limiting belief? For me, the old scripts usually take the form of โyouโre not smart enoughโ, โnot good enoughโ or when facing a project deadline, I hear myself saying โItโs not perfect yet and it needs to be perfectโ. In this post, I share some of the tools and exercises we often utilize to help clients create the awareness for how their unique old scripts, stories, self-limiting beliefs, and behaviors may no longer serve their needs, creating a potential pathway for a new script to be written and one where the older stories and beliefs become less prominent. #executivecoaching #careercoaching #lifecoaching #spiritualcoaching #limitingbeliefs
“๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.” ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ 3: 10 Itโs been cold and rainy of late where I live in New Jersey and winters in January can be challenging but last week it was a tad warmer and as I drove along Ocean Avenue on my way to morning Mass, I literally had to stop …
โAnd I’m looking for space and to find out who I am, and I’m looking to know and understand. It’s a sweet, sweet dream. Sometimes I’m almost there. Sometimes I fly like an eagle and sometimes I’m deep in despair.โ Lyrics from the song, Looking for Space, John Denver (1976) That Uncomfortable Space Between No …
โ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐โ. ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ That old Irish Proverb really resonates for me whenever I see two of my very best friends as I did this past Thursday night over dinner at …
“I thought he’d live forever. He seemed so big and strong. But the minutes fly and the years roll by for a father and his son. I never will forget him, for he made me what I am. Though he may be gone, memory lingers on. And I miss him, my Old Man.” From the …
