GriefSPEAK: A sign of comfort – Mari Nardolillo Dias

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by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer on grief and grieving JoJo died at the age of 36, a successful attorney and a lover of humanity, he passed from an accidental overdose on September 14, 2016 at 11pm, just short of his 37thbirthday. His mom, Deb, was numb with the pain of losing her first born…

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GriefSPEAK: Retirement. Fear of freedom – Mari Nardolillo Dias

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by Dr. Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer Retirement: “Act of retreating, act of falling back.” act of withdrawing into seclusion”  Why does everyone congratulate us when we announce our retirement? For many, it is bitter, for some sweet, and for others, bittersweet. I find retirement sad, a sign that I am winding down in life.…

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Meet Dr. Mari Nardolillo Dias, “The Grief Whisperer”, on January 12th

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by Nancy Thomas Join Dr. Mari Nardollllo Dias for an informal conversation about grief. If you believe in signs… If you  feel overwhelmed, directionless, confused or stuck in your grief… If you or someone you know has experienced the loss of a spouse, parent, sibling, child…  If your loss is due to a sudden, traumatic…

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GriefSPEAK: Life of sighs – Mari Nardolillo Dias

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By: Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer “There are few things in life more telling than a sigh. There is the sigh of resignation or relief, the sigh of exasperation or exhaustion, the sigh of deep peace and relaxation, the dizzy sigh of inebriated love, and the sigh that lies at the bottom of the well…

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GriefSPEAK:  Beauty too beautiful – Mari Nardolillo Dias

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GriefSPEAK:  – Mari Nardolillo Dias By: Dr. Mari Nardolillo Dias  “I embrace moments while simultaneously grieving the thought that they will soon be over.” (Dias, 2022)  Botticelli died in 1510 and yet his art can literally still make someone have a heart attack more than 500 years later. “Can art be so beautiful that it…

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