Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Mari Dias’
GriefSpeak: Time – by Mari Dias
by Dr. Mari Dias, contributing writer “We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they’re called memories. Some take us forward, they’re called dreams. “ (Jeremy Irons) “We kill time. We save time. We rob and get robbed of time, we lose time, and we have all the time in the world. But…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: As told by Mercy – Interpreted by Mari Dias
Dog Park Confessions By Dr. Mari Dias, contributing writer It’s true. We dogs grieve all of the same emotions that go along with grief when we lose a human or a furry friend. In her book “How Animals Grieve” (2003) Barbara J. King says that humans “can’t understand how [animals} think about death…but we will…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Waiting for Dad – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias “If there is any immortality to be had among us human beings, it is certainly only in the love that we leave behind. Fathers like mine don’t ever die.” (Leo Buscaglia) This is my 18th Father’s Day without you, and it still feels like it was yesterday. I miss you, Dad.…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Seasons of Love – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias “Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutesFive hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dearFive hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutesHow do you measure? Measure a year? In daylights,In sunsets,In midnights,In cups of coffee,In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutesHow do you measure a…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: A year of loss… – Dr. Mari Dias
by Dr. Mari Dias, contributing writer Editor’s Note: As we lift ourselves up and out from this year of COVID-19, we remember those who have been lost. This week we reprint a column that ran last November, a remembrance of two Rhode Islanders lost to COVID – may we keep all those lost in our…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: NOSDA – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias, contributing writer End of Life (EOL) is a time of reflection and memories- visiting or revisiting achievements and regrets. Individuals at EOL need to be treated with dignity and respect. We need to fill their final months, weeks or days with their requests. Not ours. In comes NOSDA (No One Should…
Read MoreBook launch supports St. Mary Academy – Bay View scholarship
St. Mary Academy – Bay View’s Alumnae Office is sponsoring a virtual book signing featuring their classmate and author, Mari Nardolillo-Dias. Her book is entitled, GriefSpeak: Stories of Loss. The registration (which is free and open to the public) can be found online at http://bit.ly/griefspeak as well as the Bay View website at www.bayviewacademy.org/reunion/classes/class-of-1970/book-signing. The links provide options…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Revisiting High School as An Author – by Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias I am a proud graduate of Bay View Academy, class of 1970. I am surprised as I write this… Initially, I didn’t want to attend. “No way. I refuse to go. I’ll run away. I’ll fail the entrance exam.” My 14-year-old self thought that attending classes with all girls (NO BOYS!!!),…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: What do you say to someone who is dying? – Mari Dias
GriefSpeak: What do you say to someone who is dying? By: Dr. Mari Dias “Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down” (The Carpenters, 1971) Terminal Illness is often easier on the dying than the living. As a death doula, many express this – stating that the “living” are fraught with anxiety and anticipatory grief…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Synchronicity – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias “A surprise that occurs when a thought in the mind is mirrored by an external event in which it has no apparent casual connection. – A meaningful coincidence.” People often come to me with their dreams. They appear to be confused and find the content of the dream unexplainable. Many have…
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