Writing through Grief
Grief Reflection: The Personal Blog
Grief Reflection is a term used in the Storybooks for Healing program for the process of writing, listening and sharing the stories of life, grief and finding meaning after loss. Follow the personal journal of Joan Hitchens, founder of SFH, as she navigates grief in context to her life while caring for her husband with terminal cancer, her work as SFH owner and her musing as a hospice volunteer.Read now...
Personal Stories Archive
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Daddy’s Girl
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 2 CommentsHoliday memories. Guest writer and author Alicia King shares an endearing story that spans three generations of valentine tradition transcending her loss. -
What to Say… When You Don’t Know What To Say
Posted on October 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhat can you say to help a friend through grief? What should not say? Do you say or do nothing after a loss in fear of saying the wrong thing? Read these heartfelt tips from the viewpoint of the recipient. -
Book Review: A Lifetime of Secrets
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsSecrets lose their power over their holder once they get released - they are no longer secret. Through anonymous postcards, thousands reveal their grief, pain, memories as well as hope. In the PostSecrets series compiled by Frank Warren everyone now has access to the recesses of human experiences good and bad. -
Loss and Found: An Adoption Story
Posted on August 10, 2010 | 1 CommentAdoptions can be full of secrets, shame, and guilt that go on for years and years. Opening the door to the loss, the healing and the struggles as the birth mother is not easy but is worth learning what life and hope lurks behind the darkness.
