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Oct 21 2022

GriefSPEAK: Losing your human – Mari Nardolillo Dias

by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer Tilly - I know you know that I’m a grief therapy dog. You might ...
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Oct 14 2022

GriefSPEAK: “I’m dead. Now what?” – Mari Nardolillo Dias

By: Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer  “There’s only so much time before we die  We don’t know when, we don’t ...
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Oct 7 2022

GriefSPEAK: Playing with madness – Mari Nardolillo Dias

by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer Can I play with madness?   The prophet stared at his crystal ball  Can I ...
Speak the truth even if your voice shakes.

Sep 30 2022

GriefSPEAK: The Emperor’s New Clothes – Mari Nardolillo Dias

by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer The grief associated with the loss of freedom in free speech causes a great ...
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Sep 23 2022

GriefSPEAK: The choice to heal – Dr. Mari Nardolillo Dias

By: Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer “You don’t heal from the loss of a loved one because time passes, you ...
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Sep 9 2022

GriefSPEAK: Ambedo, one with a teardrop – Mari Nardolillo Dias

By: Mari Nardolillo Dias  Ambedo:  “a kind of melancholic trance in which you become completely absorbed in vivid sensory details…briefly soaking ...
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Sep 2 2022

GriefSPEAK: Black fascination – Mari Nardolillo Dias

By: Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer “Excuse my black fascination. Can you hold a thought of final destination? …Please don’t ...
A stack of stones on top of moss.

Aug 26 2022

GriefSPEAK: Selfish? Or practicing self-care? – Mari Nardolillo Dias

By: Mari Nardolillo Dias  In a despairing yet angry tone, Diana launched out of her chair in my office and ...
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Aug 12 2022

GriefSPEAK: Time to make your happy box – Mari Nardolillo Dias

by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I [don’t] feel ...
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Aug 5 2022

GriefSPEAK: Part Time Lovers – Mari Nardolillo Dias

By: Mari Nardolillo Dias “…cause Fire is the devil’s only friend” (Don Mclean, Miss American Pie) (Note: Trigger Warning: Violent ...