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Mar 6 2020

GriefSpeak – “Before and After a Loss to Opioid Overdose”

By Mari Dias Amidst the fear of the coronavirus and the media coverage of the Democratic primaries, we often forget ...
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Feb 28 2020

GriefSpeak: ALS

By: Mari Dias (All names, places and identifying factors have been changed.) As a child, Gregory watched the young girl ...
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Feb 21 2020

GriefSpeak: DNA Tests – A loss or gain of cultural identity?

By Mari Dias How many of you have taken the Ancestry or 23andme DNA test? Initially most folks considered this ...
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Feb 14 2020

GriefSpeak: Valentine’s Day for a Broken-Hearted Mom

By Mari Dias “The hardest thing I’ve ever had to hear was that my child died. The hardest thing I’ll ...
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Feb 7 2020

GriefSpeak: Valentine’s Day for the Broken Hearted

By: Mari Dias Hearts and roses, chocolates and diamonds. These are the national symbols for Valentine’s Day, a holiday designed ...
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Jan 31 2020

GriefSpeak: Depression can be as fatal as cancer

By: Mari Dias What’s in a Name? One of my favorite childhood bedtime stories was an old Italian legend that ...
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Jan 24 2020

GriefSpeak: Larry was tired. Tired of living.

The story of an unsuccessful suicide attempt By Dr. Mari Dias Larry was tired. Tired of living. He was 55 ...
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Jan 17 2020

GriefSpeak – Bereavement Support Groups and where to find them

By Mari Dias “There is no grief like the grief that does not speak” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) Talking about one’s ...
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Jan 10 2020

GriefSpeak – The Mortician’s Daughter: Reprise

By: Mari Dias When I die there will be no questions to ask. Why? Because I’m in the business of ...
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Jan 3 2020

GriefSpeak – Auld Lang Syne

By: Mari Dias Hindsight is 20/20. And so is this new year. It is not merely a new year but ...