Marty Tousley

Nationally certified #grief counselor blogging at

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There are times in life when we have to listen to the wisdom we so often offer to others: healing takes time, and we cannot always hurry the process. https://t.co/vb0CtNdg4p

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"Eventually the storm moved on. The roaring softened to ordinary wind. The electricity returned. With my Man breathing steadily beside me and the world no longer trying to tear itself apart, I finally slept." https://t.co/DOuWdzlKOW

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Eventually the storm moved on. The roaring softened to ordinary wind. The electricity returned. With my Man breathing steadily beside me and the world no longer trying to tear itself apart, I finally slept. The next morning he made coffee. Of course he did . . .

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By Benjamin Tousley, on behalf of his beloved dog Bear, in whose canine voice this piece is written.

I recently learned there are many different ways to lose something.
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By Benjamin Tousley, on behalf of his beloved dog Bear, in whose canine voice this piece is written:
I recently learned there are many different ways to lose something. https://t.co/RjDUQ9p3D0

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By Benjamin Tousley, on behalf of his beloved dog Bear, in whose canine voice this piece is written:
I recently learned there are many different ways to lose something.

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If this is your first encounter with someone who is mourning, you are wise to learn more about the grief experience and to let go of some of the harmful myths you may have heard about grief and healing. https://t.co/v9zsY9h9IJ

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"My mom died of cancer three months ago after seven years of fighting. I am 22 years old, and I feel as though I have lost everything that was normal. I miss my mom so much." https://t.co/7Cy0UxNlso

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"I never drink in the morning. I'm not even usually a drinker, and I'm not the type to use sedatives or sleeping pills. Now I'm wondering if I'm headed down the road to addiction." https://t.co/94PgmyrUED

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Your local hospice organization may be one of your best sources of bereavement information, comfort, and support—both before and after a death. https://t.co/5w5nJ7BfnJ

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"I've heard that a small portion of a loved one's ashes can be placed in a keepsake or piece of memorial jewelry. We're scattering my dad's ashes but keeping a portion. Is what we're doing weird?" https://t.co/i0F7kinklK

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I know I will cherish my beloved wife forever. I am certainly not 'comfortable' with this grief, but I also cannot imagine ever becoming accustomed to living without her. My question is this: How will I know when I can stop grieving?

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"I am married and the mother of three children. I have been told by my doctors that I have a rare and terminal illness. My husband and children love me and need me, and they do not know that I am dying because I cannot tell them." https://t.co/uK9vARLH85

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"I lost my husband to suicide last year and I am trying to cope. I am trying to move on, but I cannot do this alone anymore."  https://t.co/7qfFoozC0B

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We know how to name the heartbreak of parents, siblings, and spouses—but what about the aunt who loved that child like her own?  https://t.co/HgX3Q8DEDd

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When she tried to read a children's book about pet loss to her granddaughter, "She said it made her feel too sad and that she really missed Samantha—and she kept crying . . . so should I just 'drop' the subject?" https://t.co/eWuEXj8I7z

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A reader writes: "Nearly a year after my father died at 54, I’m struggling with how much my mother has changed since she began dating someone new." https://t.co/Bk0wlD5Xds

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"I have been told several times by people to 'let go' of my ex who has died. I hate that." https://t.co/rpzOUDE0R8

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When we’ve lost a loved one, we often feel a deep need to connect with others who understand grief — who have suffered a similar loss and recognize what our sorrow feels like. https://t.co/Zdg0rh3Sre