Trauma

The Purpose of Scars

Suffering, Trauma

John 20:24 Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the...

Healthy Ways to Capture Memories

Death, Grief & Loss, Miscarriage, Suffering, Trauma

In the end, grief is about how we remember. Memory is powerful. It shapes our lives in many ways. Memory impacts our emotions. Memory shapes the significance we give to current events. Memory influences what we expect from the future. So the effort to grieve well...

Memorial Ceremony for an Unborn Child

Death, Grief & Loss, Miscarriage, Trauma, Women

Grieving the loss of an unborn child can be particularly difficult. No one else had the privilege of knowing your baby and, therefore, many of the rituals of grief (i.e., sharing pictures or stories of how the lost loved one touched other’s lives) cannot be engaged....

Grief Evaluation

Death, Grief & Loss, Miscarriage, Suffering, Trauma

Below is an evaluation to help you see (acknowledge) how you are doing with the different challenging experiences that grief brings. At this stage in the journey, it is tempting to begin comparing your loss with others. Inevitably, we begin to think, “Others have it...

Taking the Journey of Grief with Hope

Death, Grief & Loss, Miscarriage, Suffering, Trauma

Grief is more than sadness. It is losing someone or something that was a part of you and then trying to answer, "Who am I now?" If we love, we will grieve. If we want to love one-another well, we must know how to offer care during times of grief. The goal of this...

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The Purpose of Scars

Healthy Ways to Capture Memories

Memorial Ceremony for an Unborn Child

Grief Evaluation

Taking the Journey of Grief with Hope