Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Mari Dias’
GriefSpeak: The Midnight Cry – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias Krista was five years old when her father first put the needle in her arm. He wanted her to experience how heroin made one feel. Dad also took Krista along on his drug deals and shortly thereafter began to offer her in trade for a hit. Fast forward 25 years. Krista…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: “Be the change you wish to see in the world” – Dr. Mari Dias
GriefSpeak: “Be the change you wish to see in the world” By: Dr. Mari Dias “Be the change you wish to see in the world” Their daughter, Lindsay Ann Burke, a victim of dating violence, was murdered by an ex-boyfriend. See (labmf.org) for Lindsay’s story. It is not Lindsay’s death nor the grief of her…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: A Perfect Storm (reprise) – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias I read the news today, oh boy (The Beatles) Four years ago, many of my clients were grieving the loss of an election. Their grief manifested itself as sadness and in some cases fear and despair. They were hopeful that we would have Hilary Clinton as the first female president. Of…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Reposted by popular demand By: Mari Dias, GriefSpeak, contributing writer We are living in a world fraught with a minefield of words. It’s almost impossible to avoid them, but I will try, as I zigzag through the mire of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Although I prefer to be mute today, I will rally – as…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: My Dad’s Chalice – by Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias We buried the first mortician’s daughter last week (see RINewsToday, GriefSpeak ”Like a drop of dew”, May 15, 2020). My first thought was: “I need to get dad’s chalice.” When my father died in February of 2003, my family purchased an intricately carved silver and gold chalice for the priest to…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Still Standing
By: Dr. Mari Dias 2020 was a year of loss for many. We individually and collectively grieved the loss of loved ones who died, alone in the hospital, without a wake or funeral. In addition, many of you are still grieving the loss of touch, independence, identity, school, political stability, and family. For many, this…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: A Christmas Story: Do You Believe? – Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias A Christmas Story: Do You Believe? “Some of us are given many signs, yet many refuse to believe them” When Patricia’s father fell and broke his hip this Fall, she was reminded of her mother’s identical injury, along with the subsequent, anticipated problems that led to mom’s death. Patricia was very…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Death Ends a Life, Not a Relationship
By: Dr. Mari Dias “The Waiting is the hardest part Every day you see one more yard You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Hard Promises, 1981) (Names and locations changed to preserve confidentiality) Sarah was ten years old when…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: The Gift of Goodbye
By: Dr. Mari Dias “We long for the gift of goodbye… Where do we go from here? The sadness won’t just disappear Watching the clock it never stops Where do we go from here?” (Lyrics by Joe Matira/Dean Petrella, July 2020) “Tis the season. Children have crafted their wish lists for Santa, families and friends…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Beauty in the Broken Places, a COVID Love Story
By: Dr. Mari Dias Our collective hearts are broken with the loss of Ray and Joan Connery. They met on a Cape Cod beach and within a year, they married. Five children, 7 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and sixty-six years of marriage later, they both died at the age of 93 from COVID. Ray was…
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