Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Mari Dias’
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 death and dying and this is what you think about. You plan. I’ve worked with too many clients who deal with unanswered questions. I’ve been planning my exit for years, having prearranged my wake, funeral…
Read MoreGriefSpeak – Auld Lang Syne
By: Mari Dias Hindsight is 20/20. And so is this new year. It is not merely a new year but a new decade, and if social media is any indication people have varying views on this calendar transition. The posts often begin with hindsight, looking back at the graduations, weddings, births, travels and deaths, and…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: American Red Cross Second Responders Needed
By Dr. Mari Dias Rosa, an elderly woman, always accompanied by her walker and oxygen tank left a pot on the stove and took a little nap. The family of seven who declined help to install smoke alarms, missed the symptomatic evidence and never smelled the smoke. A city ravaged by floods whose residents are…
Read MoreGriefSpeak – “Larry’s Lament” by Dr. Mari Dias
The story of an unsuccessful suicide attempt By Dr. Mari Dias Larry was tired. Tired of living. He was 55 years old, and his successful 33-year-old business was going downhill, there were problems at home and alcohol wasn’t the solution anymore. But Larry had a plan – a plan to end his life. He researched…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Holiday Stress Tips for Grievers helps us all
By Mari Dias According to the Holmes—Rahe Stress inventory (1967), which lists 43 life events with a corresponding stress point value level in order to measure your level of stress, you will garner 12 points just for holiday gatherings. Yes, holidays cause stress for a host of different reasons. Add holiday preparation to your daily…
Read MoreTop Story of 2020: by Dr. Mari Dias – GriefSpeak: The Mortician’s Daughter
By Mari Dias The Mortician’s Daughter (Names and locations have been changed) It’s complicated when you’re a girl; even more so when you’re the only girl in an Italian family with three brothers. Rosa’s father was a second-generation funeral director, and she maintained a tacit understanding that she would be the third generation. As the…
Read MoreGriefSpeak. Technology in Death and Grief
Names and Places have been changed to ensure confidentiality. By Dr. Mari Dias The fact that technology is ubiquitous can present both advantages and disadvantages in the field of Thanatology (Study of Death and Dying). Take Diana, a single mom of three teenage sons. The boys, Jack, Jim and Jacob were each two years apart.…
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