Posts Tagged ‘Grief’
Finding Comfort in Grief: The Power of Support Groups
Grief is a deeply personal journey, often accompanied by feelings of isolation and confusion. When we lose someone we love, it can feel as though the world suddenly shrinks, leaving us alone with our sorrow. This is where grief support groups step in, playing a crucial role in helping individuals navigate their pain and begin…
Read MoreCelebrating during a painful holiday
Are you facing a pain filled holiday because someone you love has died? It is hard to get into the holiday spirit when your heart is breaking and your life is different because of a death. It is easy to want to wish away the last 16 days of this horrible year. Personally, I know…
Read MoreWhat Good Can Come of This?
Who would have thought the brutal murders of several black men and women would, after so many years, bring out millions of people to rally for the value of all human life — especially black lives –and to protest police violence and injustice?? Who would have thought that a virus, invisible to the naked eye,…
Read MoreBeginning Again
I am new to the CHRIS 180 family, having worked for some time at the now closed Care and Counseling Center of Georgia, I now work at the CHRIS Counseling Center – DeKalb. The counseling center has been in my life since I came to Atlanta for seminary and hospital chaplaincy training at Grady Memorial…
Read MoreA Small Word for a Big Experience
The month of April was difficult for me, both as a human living in the age of a global pandemic, and as a bereaved daughter. April 13, 2020 marked what would have been my mother’s 70th birthday. We lost her suddenly just over four years ago. This was the first year that I did not…
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