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...
by Denise Torgerson | Sep 8, 2022 | Stories
I love this Quote. It tells me that grief is not to be diminished or ignored. It gives us permission to do the necessary work that is involved in grieving a loss. I love that he says that grief is a necessity. For some of us, this can be hard to hear, however;...
by Denise Torgerson | Aug 23, 2022 | Stories
First of all, I would like to apologize for not sending out a post for a while. It has been an eventful summer here. And once again the seasons change. For some of us, summer is a time when we are more able to enjoy the days and put our grief aside for a while. I...
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