Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Mari Dias’
Book 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…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Grief is Color Blind – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias “Privilege: Having the rare opportunity to do something that brings particular pleasure.” Grief has no color. Grief has no ethnicity, race, or culture. Nor does grief belong to a social or educational class or gender. Albeit there are different beliefs, values and funereal practices associated with death, death itself is universal…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: “Home” – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias “It takes time to figure out Who you are and what feels right All the mistakes they didn’t break us down It’s good to know, you’re not alone Doesn’t this feel like home? You know that I know We’ve never been here before… Doesn’t it feel like home?” (‘Home’ reprinted by…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Dr. Mari Nardolillo-Dias’ book is out
by Nancy Thomas, publisher With RINewsToday.com since 2019, Dr. Mari Nardolillo-Dias has been writing a column called GriefSpeak. Her stories never miss leaving the reader with a poignant memory that will come back to help them in their own loss moments. As Mari says, “loss is loss”, and her insights can apply to the loss…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: The Haunting – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias Theresa came to me two weeks after the death of her husband. “I haven’t slept a full night since his burial.” According to Theresa, her husband, Ronald, had been “haunting” her every evening. He disrupted her tentative slumber by berating her for a lack of detail in his funeral preparations.…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Henry’s Hesitation – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias They were a collection of individuals attending a “General Grief” group. It was the first weekly session of a six-week program. Three women – Joan, Loretta, and Rachel, along with two men -Henry and Rex. Henry dominated the group from the very beginning with his booming, deep voice and a persona…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: A Loss by any other name is still a Loss – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias Molly, a senior in high school tells me: “My grandmother is struggling with dementia. She doesn’t recognize me. She is in a nursing home and mom takes care of her. Even though she doesn’t know mom either. My grandfather fell and uses a walker, so he needs help as well. My…
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