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GriefSPEAK: Time to make your happy box – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I [don’t] feel fine…) R.E.M. Following the loss of a loved one, many feel that it is the end of the world as they know it. And it is. A traditional gift for the grieving is a “memory…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: The Feast – my birthday, namesake, memories – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By Mari Nardolillo Dias (Reprinted from January 31, 2020) Note: This weekend welcomes St. Mary’s Feast of Madonna Della Civita in Cranston. Until recently, the Feast has always been celebrated on the 21st of July, the author’s birthday and namesake. It seems appropriate to reprint this to provide the history of the Feast on this,…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Happy Birthday, America! – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By Mari Nardolillo Dias “…What’s that I smell in the air? The American Dream” (Miss Saigon) Happy Birthday to America! (She, her, hers). America turns 246 years old this Monday. Many feel she has survived but is currently in the intensive care unit. She is unrecognizable for the younger folks – those in my age…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: The Red Thread – Mari Nardolillo Dias
GriefSpeak: The Red Thread by Mari Nardolillo Dias – What is the symbolism of the red thread?
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: “To Jillian, with love…” – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer Jillian was reluctant to share the trauma surrounding her father’s sudden death. You see, she found him and has never spoken about that moment. I encouraged her to “speak her grief”. “I don’t see any redeeming value in reliving the trauma!” she shouted, “I need to erase it from…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: So, speak easy – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias “… So, speak easy Speak easy from the start … no need to be so harsh If you want to get through to me – Speak easy… When you listen to reply But not to understand You talk over me like it’s an upper hand We’re gonna get nowhere … seems…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: The seasons of our passing – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer Updated in 2023 as fall is upon us and the seasons pull at our emotions, sadness, and, inevitably renewal… It was a cold January that year. Julie’s husband Sam, her life-long love and soul mate was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and passed shortly after at the…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: If Only – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias …”I need to know that things are gonna look up Cuz I feel us drowning in a sea spilled from a cup When there is no place safe and no safe place to put my head When you feel the world shake from the words that are said And I’m calling…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Do you really want me to tell you how I feel? – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer GriefSPEAK: Do you really want me to tell you how I feel – Mari Nardolillo Dias By: Mari Nardolillo Dias Gretchen’s grief over her husband’s sudden death seven months ago has taken its toll on her both physically and emotionally. For those who know her, it was her loss…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: A nice long whiff of memory- Mari Nardolillo Dias
By Mari Nardolillo Dias She was the seventh person in line at the local Walgreens, burdened with an armful of purchases. Her intention was to run in and grab a few items – dog treats, a tweezer, some Vitamin D gummies, and a box of protein bars, so no need for a basket or carriage.…
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