by Denise Torgerson | Feb 7, 2023 | Stories
Our society has it all wrong when it comes to timelines and grief. Our workplace gives us four days off, our friends think that after the funeral or celebration everything is back to “normal.” We think that at the most three or four months of grieving, and then we...
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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