Just say their names. Please?
Consider today’s post a public service announcement: Say the name of the person who died—as often as you can and to the people who most care
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bethhewett
- May 4
- 5 min
Gates of Grief Continued: Mourning actions in response to global sorrow
In Part 2 of this blog, I begin by sharing some of the truths that I learned from Abbot Aidan, a Benedictine Monk who I cited in Part 1.
bethhewett
- Apr 15
- 4 min
Gates of Grief: Living in the Face of Global Sorrow
Mexico City is close to running out of water; much of what they do have is undrinkable. Water is trucked in with armed guards. Intense...
bethhewett
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Falling into the Rabbit Hole of Grief
Grief can lead us into a rabbit hole of pain. More precisely, what we see around us that reminds us of our loved ones can send us into...
bethhewett
- Mar 15
- 7 min
The Loss of a Pet (Part 2)
In my last blog post, I featured an interview with pet mom, Jackie Burke, whose precious kitty Timmy died unexpectedly from lymphoma....
bethhewett
- Mar 1
- 6 min
Unconditional Love, Overwhelming Grief: the Loss of a Pet
There’s no doubt that the death of a precious pet can lead to ongoing grief for many pet parents. People we call pet parents may be...
bethhewett
- Feb 16
- 12 min
Children’s Love, Children’s Grief
When a family death occurs or when the family suffers a loss such as a health crisis or moving from one home to another, the children may...
bethhewett
- Feb 1
- 5 min
Grieving the Body's Betrayal
Do you always like the way your body feels and looks in your clothes? Do you ever wish you could have different hair or just more of it?...
bethhewett
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Possibilities for Using a Word of the Year
In my last blog, I explained what a Word of the Year is and urged you to take up this practice as one way to see life through new...
bethhewett
- Jan 1
- 4 min
Here's My Word. What's Yours?
Happy New Year of 2024! The new year always brings a sense of anticipation, and we hope that the things we’ve grieved in the past...
bethhewett
- Oct 20, 2023
- 5 min
My Precious Pet Died. Should I Get a New One?
Many of us love our pets like they’re little children. For some people, our pets are our children in that we don’t have human children to...
bethhewett
- Oct 4, 2023
- 4 min
The Passage of the Seasons
When we were little children, we learned about the four seasons of the year: spring, summer, fall, and winter. Depending on where we...
bethhewett
- Sep 11, 2023
- 3 min
Grieving the 343—and More
In everyone’s life, there are incidents that are completely unforgettable. They are so stunning that they mark a before and an after that...
bethhewett
- Sep 1, 2023
- 3 min
Why We Celebrate Labor Day: Honoring Those Who Came Before
Labor Day originated as a federal holiday in 1882 to honor working people. Its inception was part of a movement to give people an...
bethhewett
- Aug 18, 2023
- 3 min
Moving Your Body for Traumatic Grief
Yoga, acting, and other body movement work can be good for grief, especially griefs that stem from traumatic experiences. Some...
bethhewett
- Aug 4, 2023
- 6 min
Mary Todd Lincoln: A Bereaved Parent's Nightmare
I’ve had many opportunities to support bereaved parents, who suffer greatly from the unnatural losses of their children. Sometimes their...
bethhewett
- Jul 21, 2023
- 2 min
When the Dying Belongs to All of Us
There are times in our lives when we strongly feel the deaths of others around us, the deaths of people we never knew but of whom we...
bethhewett
- Jul 14, 2023
- 4 min
Motivation to Help: Grief and the Environment
As Dr. Francis Weller points out, we also grieve for our world—for the hurt done to others, for unnecessary pain, for war, for human-caused
bethhewett
- Jul 7, 2023
- 3 min
Grief is Like . . . an Old Pair of Jeans
I like to share with other bereaved people different ways to think about their grief. One way to look at grief is to compare it with a...
bethhewett
- Jun 23, 2023
- 4 min
Finding Hope through Near-Death Experiences
In my work as a bereavement facilitator trainer, I get to meet a lot of interesting and loving people who have a real passion for working...
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