GriefSPEAK: Chasing the light – Mari Nardolillo Dias

An abstract image of a woman's head in the clouds.

by Dr. Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer There are at least two ways of looking at almost everything. Including grieving the loss of a loved one. The most common triad of emotions are fear, loneliness and yearning. Sometimes grievers can get “stuck” and often lost. Grievers avoid “triggers”- a song, a smell, touch and/or photos–…

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The Station Fire. 20 years ago. “41 Signs of Hope” (3 of 4)

41 signs of hope by dave kane.

(Note: February 20, 2023 marks the 20-year anniversary of the Station Nightclub fire. This article, reviewing Dave Kane’s book, “41 Signs of Hope,” was initially published in the Pawtucket Times on December 20, 2014 and with us, again, in 2017 – we reprint it today – written by RINewsToday contributing writer, Herb Weiss. The tragic, untimely death of a…

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GriefSpeak: Grateful – A Thank-You note to my clients, past, present and future – Mari Nardolillo Dias

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By: Mari Nardolillo Dias “When two people really “meet” it is like contact between two chemical substances- both are transformed” (Carl Jung) I am constantly reminded of Jung’s quote above when working with clients. After reading Kottler’s and Carlson’s book “The Client Who Changed Me”, my work is understood and reinforced. Both my clients and…

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