If you are grieving the loss of a loved one in this era of the Covid virus, then you are struggling with a double-whammy. You may already feel isolated and uncertain about the future. Now you share this feeling with many in the world. The internet is a great resource for hope and inspiration. I’ve been listening to heartwarming stories of people who find help on their difficult journeys from unexpected ways. These stories are truly worth listening to. You will find them at www.wbur.org/kindworld.
If you are spreading the word about my website, I’m very grateful. My passion is to help those on the grief journey navigate it in a practical and realistic way.
For those who are new to my website, allow me to introduce myself. I began my career working at County Mental Health in Northern California, helping the chronic and seriously mentally ill population. Grievers were considered too lightweight and therefore most were declined services (unless you had an underlying mental illness). The administration considered grief a normal reaction. Which it absolutely is. But what was not considered was the impact on one’s life. It can be devastating emotionally, physically, and for some, financially.
After 18 years there, I moved to Santa Barbara and worked almost 10 years for Hospice of Santa Barbara. This is a wonderful organization that gives free grief counseling. There, I was privileged to walk with hundreds of grievers, to share their pain, and to share the knowledge that I gained from those who had walked before. I compiled all that knowledge when I moved back to Northern California into a book called Courage Road, Your Guide from Grief to Hope. It’s an easy read—something most grievers appreciate, having often lost the ability to concentrate.
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