Posts Tagged ‘GracePointe Grief Center’
GriefSPEAK: The death of hope – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer Grief over divorce. Whether you filed. Whether your partner filed. After spending a considerable amount of time living with someone, the onslaught of emotions can bury us. This is referred to as a non-death or non-finite loss, but the consequences are often the same as a death loss. …
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Calling all angels – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer Many of us have heard of “angel time.” Why do certain numbers keep showing up in our lives? Are the angels using clocks or license plate numbers to get out attention? (Belief.net). It can vary with individuals but is often a succession of the same numbers. In Doreen Virtue’s…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Grateful – A Thank-You note to my clients, past, present and future – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias “When two people really “meet” it is like contact between two chemical substances- both are transformed” (Carl Jung) I am constantly reminded of Jung’s quote above when working with clients. After reading Kottler’s and Carlson’s book “The Client Who Changed Me”, my work is understood and reinforced. Both my clients and…
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: 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: 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…
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