Soren Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher, said: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” I find insights into many people’s grief journeys, including my own, in this declaration. From the moment it starts, that pivotal moment where we...
In the aftermath of losing a loved one to suicide or overdose, the weight of our grief can feel unbearable. We may long for hope and reassurance that healing can occur even as we doubt that such a future exists. Indeed, hope isn’t a feeling we can conjure or grasp...
Grief can bring forward a storm of emotions—some so intense they feel impossible to name, others so subtle they go unnoticed until they rise unexpectedly. In our culture, where we are often taught to stay strong and keep going, many of us haven’t learned how to sit...
We focus so much of what we do in EricsHouse on the concept of companioning that sometimes I think we underestimate its importance because of its simplicity. I believe companioning boils down to three basic declarations to one another: I see you I hear you I am with...
Grieving and mourning a loss to suicide or substance overdose carries a unique kind of weight. As a member of the EricsHouse Community, you are aware that these losses come with complex and uncomfortable emotions such as guilt, anger, shame, and isolation from others...
For many of us, the holidays embody the past, present and future. In grief, we are drawn into the past – family connections, shared meals, and, I hope, the joys of the season. Times with our departed loved ones – when we were younger, less shaped by the world, closer...
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