by Denise Torgerson | Jan 24, 2023 | Stories
I had a chat with a young woman the other day. She was worried about her dad. She said that she didn’t think he was grieving. She said that he wasn’t crying or anything. I asked her a couple of questions and then told her that I thought her dad was doing just fine. We...
by Denise Torgerson | Dec 19, 2022 | Stories
A Quote from David Kessler “Grief doesn’t need a lot of time, but it needs dedicated time.” I appreciate this quote because it reminds me of two things. The first is that I can grieve and not stay in the grief. I can move in and out of it. Of course I understand that...
by Denise Torgerson | Dec 6, 2022 | Stories
Your body is away from mebut there is a window openfrom my heart to yours. From this window, like the moonI keep sending news secretly. I love this quote. We continue our relationships with our people even if we do it in secret. This makes my heart full. This time of...
by Denise Torgerson | Nov 15, 2022 | Stories
You are not crazy. Often we hear people say this when they come through our doors for the first time. I must be crazy; I don’t understand why I am feeling this way. We also often hear this from people who have been grieving for a while. What the heck is wrong with me?...
by Denise Torgerson | Oct 17, 2022 | Stories
This is an idea. I read the book Option B; Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy, by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. Sheryl’s husband died suddenly of a heart attack. This is her story of grief. In the book, Adam Grant suggests that one of the reasons...
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