Susan Anderson-Khleif
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Can some people learn to 'let go' of their grief?Aug 21, 2021 7:00 am - A while back I thought I was ready to let go of grief, at least some of it. And I started to draft about the possibility of doing so. But I didn't finish it, because I r...
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Relaxation is a skill the bereaved can learn to developAug 14, 2021 6:00 am - By Susan Anderson-Khleif We need to learn to relax. In my experience, this is quite important in grief. It's important because in grief we usually feel sadness, tension,...
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The 'first year' is filled with days that are a struggleAug 07, 2021 6:00 am - The “first year” is usually very difficult. That is, the first year after the death of a beloved spouse, partner, parent, child, sibling or close friend. It is often an ...
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When bereaved, look outside yourself for comfortJul 31, 2021 7:00 am - Some say, “Animals are people too.” I guess my own mother thought so because she loved animals and when I was a kid she had a sweet habit of feeding peanut butter to the...
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Premonitions happen so it's not advisable to discount themJul 24, 2021 6:00 am - By Susan Anderson-Khleif A premonition is a feeling that something will happen in the future. It's a feeling or sensation that something bad or sad will happen. Sometime...
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Grief is unique and personal to each individualJul 17, 2021 7:00 am - It's important to remember grief is unique and personal to every individual. Coping with grief, and the intensity of grief, varies a lot depending on many factors, inclu...
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Making online friends was fun; getting together again will be greatJul 10, 2021 7:00 am - As I've said many times and in many ways, people who are bereaved - who have lost a dear one - need to be in social contact with family and friends. The last year or so ...
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Anxiety dreams common for the bereaved, but fortunately not realJul 03, 2021 7:00 am - I had a really weird dream recently. I was in a huge mansion hosting some event with lots of people but the caterers were amateurs - they had not brought enough food. An...
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'Uninvited' grief arrives on different days, in different waysJun 26, 2021 7:00 am - One day my sister Mary and I were talking about how fickle and unpredictable grief is. Then we started discussing how grief and sadness can seemingly just pop up from no...
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Cherry pie and other helpful memories to lend comfortJun 19, 2021 7:00 am - A favorite memory of mine is going to a farm in Colorado for homemade cherry pie. It was years ago, when I was a student and met my dear Baheej. He was finishing his doc...