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GriefSPEAK: Running from memories, numbing the pain – Mari Nardolillo Dias
GriefSPEAK: – Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD By Mari Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief, grieving “Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.” (Albert Camus, from The Rebel) One of my clients said she is “addicted to nostalgia.” Could be worse. Addicts (whether substance abuse and/or…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: The Midnight Cry. Raised homeless – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief and grieving 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…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: We must be our own best advocate. Our lives can depend on it. – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer on grief and grieving Publisher’s Note: This article was first published in the summer of 2023. It seemed appropriate and helpful to print this again at a time when disasters, local, national, and beyond us seem to be playing out in a swirl. It all began with pain in…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Auld Lang Syne – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief and grieving Publisher’s Note: This article was first printed on the dawn of 2020 – and we are now 1/2 way through the decade – how are we doing, especially those with loss? Hindsight is 20/20. And so is this new year. It is not merely…
Read MoreThanksgiving 2024. Love, Family, Remembrance, Fear, Loathing – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief and grieving GriefSPEAK: Thanksgiving 2024: A Time for Love, Family, Remembrance, Fear and Loathing Some of you reading this may feel joyful, and still others are raw with a recent loss and overwhelmed with the thought of a holiday without their loved one. Those who are…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Orchids and Dandelions, fear and loathing in America – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief and grieving I wrote this article last week. I did not think it would be relevant today. I was wrong. People continue to debate the reason for the Democratic loss in the election. Misogyny? Racism? Kamala had too short of a period to get her message…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Panning for gold – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief and grieving I was recently reminded of a long forgotten childhood memory. I was cleaning the garage, and found a crate with various and sundry items. Most proved inconsequential – until I was scraping the proverbial bottom. I did not recognize it at first, this tiny,…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Write your name on your body – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief and grieving They said, “Write your name on your body with waterproof indelible ink.” You know, in case you go missing during a hurricane. It will help them identify us quickly. Many have tattoos that provide a hint of who we are/were. Perhaps a friend or…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Forever in blue jeans – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief and grieving The time following the death of a loved one from an extended illness is often very difficult. My clients report that they can only remember their loved ones when they were ill, and not before. “When I think of my adult daughter, an image…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: From the diary of a 70-year-old woman – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer on grief and grieving From the diary of a 70 year old woman: “This has been a difficult couple of weeks. I am in need of an outlet for a stream of consciousness approach to my thoughts. Or perhaps in medias res. I am trying to avoid the…
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