The People Jazz Podcasts Jonathan Johnston and I have performed People Jazz over time and realized that it was a collaboration that had to go public! We have been performing […]
Category Archives: Grief
Self-Forgiveness in Grief
We all need a time for letting go, confessing and receiving absolution from ourselves or a healer. We are human, we make mistakes and we feel guilt, regret or resentment. Those emotions drag us down away from our optimism, hope and creativity. Having an annual ritual of letting go keeps us positive.
Losing Our Men for “Peace”
I wrote this many years ago and I just discovered it as I live in mourning widowhood. My Great Love, Jack Waldenmaier, passed away of cancer on January 7th. It’s […]
Grief ~ The Dark Place in the Middle
Grief – The Place in the Middle Grieving is the place in the middle… The dark place in the cocoon… between the Old Dream and the New Dream. It is […]
International Women’s Day 2020
We Tell the Stories When the hardships are past. When we return to our town, see and settle, in peace, we tell the stories of pain, awaken our hearts so […]
The Daily Show Interviews Heather Carlile
Heather Carlile is a therapist, a master teacher and a writer. Her private practice, focuses on individuals, couples and family counseling. She uses the Enneagram personality styles, helps dropouts to […]
After infidelity in a relationship – how do you guys handle the healing process of the person who has been cheated on?
Question from a colleague in South Africa on LinkedIn: “After infidelity in a relationship – how do you guys handle the healing process of the person who has been cheated […]
Complicated Bereavement/Grief and Anger in Children & Youth
Thank you to the Denton ISD for hiring me to present one of the topics I offered at the last TCA School Counselors Conference in Galveston. And thank […]
113th Combat Stress Control Unit: Grief Recovery
In response to your request, Capt. Schlaudecker, here is my Grief Recovery model. I sincerely hope that it helps you as a soldier in the 113th Combat Stress Control Unit. […]
What to Do When Children are Angry – It’s Grief and Loss
As with most of us, anger begins with frustration…with saying, “No!” We care about something, we want something…we don’t want something. COMPLICATED BEREAVEMENT: Most of the children brought to me […]