by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 2, 2018 |
When Addiction Wins: Support for Grieving Families When your child is dependent on alcohol or drugs, it is a great concern for any parent. Our greatest fear is that our children will lose the battle with their addiction. For some families, this fear has become their...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 2, 2018 |
6 Things About Loss That This Widow Wishes You Knew I lost my husband to a chronic illness four months ago. The average length of time U.S. widows have been alone is 14 years, according to Census data, so I’m a relative newbie to the club. But as I tell people, after...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 2, 2018 |
How to cope with the death of a grandparent Grandparents are an essential part of a family. They provide love, guidance and shelter. We can always count on them to listen to us from their hearts, share their wisdom and lend a shoulder to cry on when we need it most....
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 2, 2018 |
Sibling Grief:Survivors of Suicide Loss Sibling survivors are often called the forgotten mourners. When a sibling dies, those siblings left behind, no matter their ages, are considered secondary mourners to the parents and/or if the sibling who died had a spouse and...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 1, 2018 |
The Stages Of Grief In Addiction And Recovery It is true that emotions cannot be our rulers, but it is also true that moving from a life of addiction — with all of its established characteristics and predictable outcomes — to a life of sobriety is going to produce...
