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May 28, 2024
finding-closure

Finding Closure is a Myth

The wound of loss is a part of each person's life forever. We continue to think about those dear to us, though perhaps not every day or with the same intensity. Recollection is sometimes provoked by a date on the calendar or, less predictably, by a sight, sound, aroma, melody or place that evokes the missing person. These personal moments, seemingly forever paused in time, can cause us to feel alone, especially during sentiment-filled holidays.
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March 8, 2018
Jack Jordan

Interview With Dr. Jack Jordan

Dr Jack Jordan Interviewed by Susan Whitmore Susan: You have co-authored three books on the subject of suicide: After Suicide Loss: Coping with Your Grief; Grief After Suicide: Understanding the Consequences and Caring for the Survivors; and the latest book coming this Fall, Devastating Losses: How Parents Cope With the Death of a Child to Suicide or Drugs. Why did you begin doing bereavement work in the first place? Dr. Jordon: I’ve been a grief counselor for most of my professional life and was then drawn to suicide survivors 15 years ago. I started as a family therapist and then got into grief and bereavement for several reasons. First, my father died of cancer when I was in my mid-20s, and that was a life changing experience. Also, when I was young, I thought of becoming a minister and was interested in spiritual issues. So that side of my personality was drawn to […]
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May 27, 2020
Mindfulness For Middleschool Students

Mindfulness For Middleschool Students

Two new studies from MIT suggest that mindfulness -- the practice of focusing one's awareness on the present moment -- can enhance academic performance and mental health in middle schoolers. The researchers found that more mindfulness correlates with better academic performance, fewer suspensions from school, and less stress. "By definition, mindfulness is the ability to focus attention on the present moment, as opposed to being distracted by external things or internal thoughts.
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May 13, 2020
Multiple Losses

Multiple Losses In Succession “Now cut off from the world… Complicated Grief”

As a director of a bereavement center myself, I am very concerned about a friend. Her mother died about 4 years ago. Her father died about 8 months ago. Then, her son, as far as we know, died of an accidental overdose about one month after her father. The truth is it seems she never quite was able to adjust after the death of her mother. She was a devoted daughter to her parents. The following information comes to me by a mutual friend. Since her son's death she has become completely cut off from the world. She does not drive or leave the house. She is completely terrified of doing anything.
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March 4, 2022
Wisdom-signpost

Wisdom Engendered: Study Finds Men and Women Have Different Strengths

Researchers looked at gender differences relative to wisdom, using two different validated scales and found that, in general, women scored higher on compassion-related items and on self-reflection while men scored higher on cognitive-related items and on emotional regulation. Previous studies have shown that wisdom is a personality trait underpinning mental health and well-being.
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March 29, 2021
lonely

Loneliness and Life Connected to Healthy Gut

The evolving science of wisdom rests on the idea that wisdom's defined traits correspond to distinct regions of the brain, and that greater wisdom translates into greater happiness and life satisfaction while being less wise results in opposite, negative consequences. Scientists have found in multiple studies that persons deemed to be wiser are less prone to feel lonely while those who are lonelier also tend to be less wise.
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October 19, 2020
my love set free

My Love Set Free

I’ll never forget the day that God sent you into my life,
The awesome way your smile seemed to make everything all right.

I’ll never forget the love you shared, unselfish and true,
I’ll never forget the special gift God bestowed on me in you.

As you stood before the Father, as your precious time had come,
With open arms he welcomed you, my child He said, "Well Done!"
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