Writing is one of the oldest methods of self-exploration, self-expression and self-discovery ~ and as such, it can serve as a powerful and effective tool for healing in grief. The titles listed below are links to the guest posts that have appeared from time to time on this blog, reflecting the authors' personal experiences of loss. I am grateful to these bereaved individuals for their willingness to open their hearts and share their innermost thoughts and hard-won wisdom with our readers.
7 Things Chipper Taught Me About Life And Business by Tom Simon
A Butterfly by Anne Bardsley
A Glimpse of Life After Loss by Sharon McCuistian
A Physician's Personal Lessons from Loss by Dr. Caroline Macari
A Glimpse of Life After Loss by Sharon McCuistian
A Physician's Personal Lessons from Loss by Dr. Caroline Macari
A Promise At Passing by J. Ivanel Johnson
A Reflection on Grief and Mourning by Rabbi Joseph H. Krakoff and Dr. Michelle Y. Sider
A Reflection on Grief and Mourning by Rabbi Joseph H. Krakoff and Dr. Michelle Y. Sider
Are You Still Mine? by Jayne Pillemer
A Toddler In The World of Grief by Harry Proudfoot
Advice on Coping with Loss by Hannah Wessel
Always by Christina Holmes
Anticipatory Grief Poem ~ "Edge of Day" by Bill Scott
A Toddler In The World of Grief by Harry Proudfoot
Advice on Coping with Loss by Hannah Wessel
Always by Christina Holmes
Anticipatory Grief Poem ~ "Edge of Day" by Bill Scott
Beyond Loss in A Pandemic by Linda Donovan
Blessings Bring Comfort and Peace by Hal Walzer
Bittersweet by Jan Warner
Buckle Up and Embrace Life
Caregiver Recovery versus Bereavement by Nancy Hardaway
Blessings Bring Comfort and Peace by Hal Walzer
Bittersweet by Jan Warner
Buckle Up and Embrace Life
Caregiver Recovery versus Bereavement by Nancy Hardaway
Coloring As A Healing Tool in Grief by Anne Gorman
Daddy's Girl Saves Family Lessons -- And Mushy Valentines by Alicia King
Dead Serious by Linda I. Meyers
Death Is But A Dream by Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD
Death of a Friend and The Lesson of Feathers by Julie Siri
Delayed Grief by Craig Moberg
Dead Serious by Linda I. Meyers
Death Is But A Dream by Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD
Death of a Friend and The Lesson of Feathers by Julie Siri
Delayed Grief by Craig Moberg
Dying With Ease by Jeff Spiess
Even When I Am Afraid: Trusting Times of Inner Darkness by Charles W. Sidotoi
Everyone Grieves Differently by Maria Kubitz
Fear at The Door; Rest Inside by Nathan Peterson
Even When I Am Afraid: Trusting Times of Inner Darkness by Charles W. Sidotoi
Everyone Grieves Differently by Maria Kubitz
Fear at The Door; Rest Inside by Nathan Peterson
Feeling Fate by Joni Sensel
For Those Whose Grief Is Relatively New by Harry Proudfoot
Four-Footed Healers Support The Team by Michael Shannon O'Keefe
GoodGrief App to Connect The Bereaved by Robynne Boyd
Grief and Depression: Are They Different? by Elaine Mansfield
For Those Whose Grief Is Relatively New by Harry Proudfoot
Four-Footed Healers Support The Team by Michael Shannon O'Keefe
GoodGrief App to Connect The Bereaved by Robynne Boyd
Grief and Depression: Are They Different? by Elaine Mansfield
Grief and Fear in My Life Today by Anne Gorman
Grief, 44 Long Months Later by Mary Friedel-Hunt
Grieving Through Songwriting by Rachel Leycroft
Growing A New Heart by Harry Proudfoot
He Died Two Years Ago
Healing Rituals Help A Grieving Family by Elaine Mansfield
Grief, 44 Long Months Later by Mary Friedel-Hunt
Grieving Through Songwriting by Rachel Leycroft
Growing A New Heart by Harry Proudfoot
He Died Two Years Ago
Healing Rituals Help A Grieving Family by Elaine Mansfield
Helping Children Find The Light by Jessica Vitalis
How Grief Can Affect Your Health by Anne Gorman
How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents by Jacqueline Marcell
In My World, Superman by Lisa Rosendahl
How Grief Can Affect Your Health by Anne Gorman
How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents by Jacqueline Marcell
In My World, Superman by Lisa Rosendahl
It's Never Too Late to Grieve by Judy Lipson
Just Let Me Be Sad by Maria Kubitz
Learning To Be Happy Again by Maria Kubitz
Lessons We Can Learn from Loss by Stephanie Harris
Just Let Me Be Sad by Maria Kubitz
Learning To Be Happy Again by Maria Kubitz
Lessons We Can Learn from Loss by Stephanie Harris
Lettering Loss: The Abiding Nature of A Mother's Love by Jalyn Scott and Allison Scott Westman
Love and Light Live in The Wake of Loss by Susan Casey
Love, Snow, and Meyer Lemons by Sydney Chaney Thomas
Me? Need a Hospice Grief Counselor? No Way
My Beautiful Husband by Louise McOrmond-Plummer
My Brother's Love Became My Angel
My Final Blog by Michelle Midget
Love, Snow, and Meyer Lemons by Sydney Chaney Thomas
Me? Need a Hospice Grief Counselor? No Way
My Beautiful Husband by Louise McOrmond-Plummer
My Brother's Love Became My Angel
My Final Blog by Michelle Midget
My Journey Home by Sphinx by Maverick Jayce
My Second Chapter: Life, Marriage, Family by Michelle Jarvie
My Self-Care Basket by Anne Gorman
My Second Chapter: Life, Marriage, Family by Michelle Jarvie
My Self-Care Basket by Anne Gorman
Navigating Grief in The Wake of A Husband's Suicide by Charlotte Maya
No One Told Me My Mother Had Died by Barbara Donsky
Noticing The Signs by Chelsea Hanson
No One Told Me My Mother Had Died by Barbara Donsky
Noticing The Signs by Chelsea Hanson
Offering Comfort by Barbara Abercrombie
On Dating A Girl Without A Mother by Jenna Rose Lowthert
One More River to Cross by Mary Jo Heyen
Prayer for Safety ~ A Pastor's Response by Michelle Jarvie
Reconnecting and Healing with Nature ~ T. Roosevelt and Me by Michelle Jarvie
Reflections for a Grieving Heart by Anne Gorman
On Dating A Girl Without A Mother by Jenna Rose Lowthert
One More River to Cross by Mary Jo Heyen
Prayer for Safety ~ A Pastor's Response by Michelle Jarvie
Reconnecting and Healing with Nature ~ T. Roosevelt and Me by Michelle Jarvie
Sacred Presence, Silent Compassion by Joyce Marie Sheldon
Sounding The Alarm for Cats Dying in Clothes Dryers by Anne S.
Standing Up for What You Need When Grieving by Michelle Jarvie
Stepping Down by Marianne Monson
Surviving Complicated Grief by Sydell Weiner
Standing Up for What You Need When Grieving by Michelle Jarvie
Stepping Down by Marianne Monson
Surviving Complicated Grief by Sydell Weiner
The Art of Reassembly by Peg Conway
The Christmas Cap by Cathy Cash Spellman
The Empty Chair by Mary Friedel-Hunt
The Fire Circle of Healing by Mary Friedel-Hunt
The Christmas Cap by Cathy Cash Spellman
The Empty Chair by Mary Friedel-Hunt
The Fire Circle of Healing by Mary Friedel-Hunt
The Gift of Goodbye by Rebecca Whitehead Munn
The Irony and Inconsistency of Grief by Charles W. Sidoti and Rabbi Akive Feinstein
The Jury Has Made A Decision by Kelley Lynn
The Labyrinth of Grief by Mary Friedel-Hunt
The Porcelain Starfish by Deborah Hare
The Power of Remembering: My Grandfather's Pipe by Benjamin Tousley
The Ring by Harry Proudfoot
The Stethoscope: A Link to Past, Present and Future by Harriet Hodgson
The Tragedy in Newtown, CT by Harry Proudfoot
The Trouble With Triggers by Harry Proudfoot
The Weight of Things Un-named by Joel McKerrow
The Wisdom of A 5-Year Old Picking Carrots by Mary Beth Beck-Henderson
The Write Way: Using The Written Word to Heal Grief by Vanessa Poster
The Voice on the Answering Machine by Linda Campanella
These Words by Greg Walker
This Birthday by Catharine H. Murray
Tips to Make Your Way through Grief by Kay Oxford
Unending Circle by Amy Willard
What I've Learned from Grief
The Irony and Inconsistency of Grief by Charles W. Sidoti and Rabbi Akive Feinstein
The Jury Has Made A Decision by Kelley Lynn
The Porcelain Starfish by Deborah Hare
The Power of Remembering: My Grandfather's Pipe by Benjamin Tousley
The Ring by Harry Proudfoot
The Stethoscope: A Link to Past, Present and Future by Harriet Hodgson
The Tragedy in Newtown, CT by Harry Proudfoot
The Weight of Things Un-named by Joel McKerrow
The Wisdom of A 5-Year Old Picking Carrots by Mary Beth Beck-Henderson
The Write Way: Using The Written Word to Heal Grief by Vanessa Poster
The Voice on the Answering Machine by Linda Campanella
These Words by Greg Walker
This Birthday by Catharine H. Murray
Tips to Make Your Way through Grief by Kay Oxford
Unending Circle by Amy Willard
What I've Learned from Grief
What You Want Your Loved Ones to Know When You Die by Rusty Rosman
When My Story Ends by The Mammals
When Narrative Heals by Katherine Thome
Why Are We So Afraid to Cry? by Sarah Neustadter
Why I Wrote You Are Not Alone by Debbie Augenthaler
Why Self-Pity May Be Unjustified -- And Unhelpful by Mark Hendricks
Winter Grief by David Whyte
Wonder by Kathie Brumbaugh
You Know You're Getting Better When... by Laurie Burrows Grad
When My Story Ends by The Mammals
When Narrative Heals by Katherine Thome
Why Are We So Afraid to Cry? by Sarah Neustadter
Why I Wrote You Are Not Alone by Debbie Augenthaler
Why Self-Pity May Be Unjustified -- And Unhelpful by Mark Hendricks
Winter Grief by David Whyte
Wonder by Kathie Brumbaugh
You Know You're Getting Better When... by Laurie Burrows Grad