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  • The First Step in Conquering Grief
    Posted on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: conquering grief, first step in conquering grief, five stages of grief, How to conquer grief, how to move forward in sorrow, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew 6:34, one day at a time, University of Washington

    @carol_mcclain “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” Matthew 6:34. My mother passed away after a year-long decline. Every six weeks, I’d travel from Tennessee to New York to visit her and to help my sister who had become the principal caretaker. For …[ read more ]

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    • Anger: Second Stage of Grief

      @carol_mcclain As stated in last week's blog dealing with denial (click here to read), grieving can be for any traumatic issue. In my life, I'm processing grief over multiple losses and problems. However, if you have experienced sexual abuse, domestic turmoil, divorce, racial injustice--well, look at the news headlines--you can plummet into mourning. What bears repeating is: 1. Grief does not follow a timeline. You may be struggling for a year. You may find new joy in a month. Neither is wrong. 2. The five stages of grief will be cyclical. You may have reached acceptance and suddenly cycled back… ...[ full story ]

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