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By Moses A. Gayles III As I suggested in my first blog post, grief alone is not always our first best option in death. I have had the opportunity in my life to learn from very faithful and levelheaded people how to elevate the death of a loved one to a space and place where […]

(c) 2015, 2017, Dr. Joanne Cacciatore If someone you love deeply has died, I’m so very sorry. If your precious child has died, I am so sorry. I am not “so sorry” in the politely cliché or automatonic way: I am so sorry in an unspeakable and “there really aren’t words for this” way.  In the beginning after catastrophic loss, […]

Formally known as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, July is BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color) Mental Health Awareness Month. I’d like to share a bit of history, tell you why it matters, and give tips on how you too can get involved in this important cause. The Origin of […]

by Byron L. Clark A thought or two about the grief I’m experiencing. People will say, “I don’t know how you’re doing it,” right up until you can’t “do” something; then, most often, the expectation is that you should be able to do that thing. I think many of you know that I have first […]

“Identity, Purpose and Legacy” by G Franklin Life after death is trash but it’s also the most beautiful trash I’ve had the opportunity to take out or determine as recyclable.  Let me provide you with some context. I’m not a fan of death nor the experiences thereafter as I am sure many of us aren’t […]

Death comes to us all at some point in our lives. by Moses A. Gayles III On several occasions in each of our lives, death meets us all. In our society, we have come to believe that death and grief go hand-in-hand but is that necessarily true? The accepted assumption in most cultures is that […]