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THE LINGERING VOID: PROCESSING GRIEF AND FINDING PURPOSE
The sentiment in the picture above is why I feel so empty and lost even 44 months later.
First, it is interesting that my "favorite"...
THE IMPACT OF CONFIDENCE AND SELF-PERCEPTION
Have you ever wondered why some people turn heads when they enter a room? Is it because they are the most beautiful or magnificent? The...
EMBRACING GRIEF: LESSONS FROM ANDERSON COOPER’S JOURNEY
While I don't agree politically and culturally with most of Anderson Cooper's viewpoints, he expresses grief so eloquently that I wante...
BUILDING OUR STUDENTS UP
The Impact of Childhood on Adult Self-Image
As shown in the image above, “It is easier to build a child than to repair an adult.” Yet,...
UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING SELF-IMAGE IN PRE-TEENS
Self-image is one of the most recognized challenges faced by pre-teens. During this period, they experience numerous hormonal changes t...
WELCOME AGAIN!
I've been gone for a while from the School Counseling blog as I've been working on healing from the loss of my amazing husband.
So, w...
THE GRIEF TRAIN
This isn't mine, but it is so beautifully written that I wanted to share it with you.
The Grief Train
When the grief train pulled ...
THE IMPORTANCE OF EMBRACING GRIEF
Jesus didn’t tell Mary and Martha to be thankful. He wept with them.
So many people have told me through the years that I should be th...
FAITH IN THE MIDST OF GRIEF: TRUSTING GOD’S WILL
Very early in my grief, not even a month after Bob moved to Heaven, someone from church said to me that we must not have had enough fai...
UNFINISHED LOVE: MY THOUGHTS ON THE EVE OF MY 60th BIRTHDAY.
I wasn't done loving him! This is a birthday that he didn't get. I wanted to celebrate his 60th birthday with him. I want ...