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marriage certificate being cut up

The true pain of divorce: your lost hopes, dreams and expectations
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I remember the moment during my second divorce when I realized I was going to need to grieve the loss of my marriage and heal from the circumstances that caused me to divorce to begin with. I didn’t want to bring the pain into my next relationship. I wanted to be able to love fully…
signs of sadness

Signs you’re probably dealing with unresolved grief
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How do you know if you’ve experienced loss? It may seem like a silly question, but we often discount and minimize the real impact of our losses. We’re taught to do this by society and our family. It’s ingrained in us to get over and get on with things, which means we usually don’t give…
holiday stress

Eating your way through the holidays? You might be trying to eat your grief
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For many of us, the holiday season isn’t the time of joy that we’re told it’s supposed to be. When carols start playing on the radio, instead of making you want to go shopping and decorate the house with wreaths and tinsel, it makes you want to hide under the covers with a bag of…
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The 6 myths of grief: Stay busy
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When my Mum died, very shortly after an unexpected cancer diagnosis, I took charge and got on with things. “What else am I going to do?” I thought. “Someone has to.” Grief myth #5: Stay busy I took all my available vacation time, plus a couple of extra days when my boss donated some of…