What the World Needs Now Is Empathy
In reading feedback about Brittany Maynard’s physician-assisted suicide, I wondered: How much empathy do we possess, as individuals and as … Continue Reading
Death
Gratitude The Greatest Medicine?
Substituting for a colleague who leads a grief group, this reflection on coping was shared by someone in the group. … Continue Reading
Making Every Second Count
Ticktock. Ticktock. Ticktock. Hear that? Those are the seconds of life slipping away we can never have back. As Woody … Continue Reading
The Illusion That We Suffer Alone
Years ago, during the time that my father was struggling with Alzheimer’s, I happened to catch an interview with the … Continue Reading
Do You Consider the World a Safe Place?
With the world seemingly on edge – the Israel-Hamas war, violence throughout the Middle East, gangland killings in Central America, … Continue Reading
The Courage to Live, the Courage to Die
How do you live well? And when the times comes, how do you die well? There is no single or … Continue Reading
Gratitude for a Life Well Lived
Yesterday, I buried a friend and teacher of many years. She was older, but hardly “old,” at least not from … Continue Reading
When a Friend Is Suffering, How Do You Help?
How do you comfort someone going through a really hard time in life? Recently, I received an email from someone … Continue Reading
Can the Death of a Parent Bring Families Together?
Few moments in life are as difficult as losing one’s parent. In the swirl of sadness and mourning, a parent’s … Continue Reading
We Are All Tony Soprano
Hearing the news of James Gandolfini’s sudden and untimely death unnerved both me and millions of other people who never … Continue Reading