by Marianne | Dec 4, 2023 | Survivor Resources
I think it’s worth taking a step back in our grief journeys as we encounter the holidays. We need to put them in perspective. So much of the original intent behind holiday celebrations seems to get lost in our high-speed lives. The holidays get commercialized and...
by Marianne | Jun 29, 2023 | Survivor Resources
When we talk about learning to embrace the pain of our losses, I often fall back on the coin metaphor. Love and the pain of loss are two sides of the same coin. Those things which open us most to the pains of grief are rooted most deeply in love. The objects which...
by Marianne | May 2, 2023 | Survivor Resources
May is Mental Health Awareness Month During the month of May, we honor the many people – past, present, and future -who have been impacted by mental health challenges that can often be stressful and overwhelming. When we are sick, we see our care providers...
by Marianne | Apr 3, 2023 | Survivor Resources
As a grieving parent, I’m not sure I can fully understand the grief of losing a sibling. But I have some observations to share: Children often suppress their grief in an attempt to protect their parents from the sadness of losing a child. As a society, we often try...
by Marianne | Feb 6, 2023 | Survivor Resources
After losing my son Eric, my greatest challenge was to overcome the question of “what could I have done differently”. These feelings would plummet me into endless cycles of guilt, regret, and self-blame. At EricsHouse, we use the analogy of a coin – love on one...
by Marianne | Jan 24, 2023 | Survivor Resources
Dealing with grief is challenging but inevitable at some point in your life. Grieving can last for years, weeks, months, or years; everyone’s grief is different. The Recovery Village notes that grief can frequently cause sufferers to meet the criteria for major...
by Marianne | Jan 4, 2023 | Survivor Resources
March 19, 2016. Eric died three weeks ago. His funeral was two weeks ago. We have to get out of the house, too many memories, too much pain. But where can we go? Ahh, the cabin – our escape and our refuge. Asylum. I think I drove. Someone had to have driven,...
by Marianne | Nov 16, 2022 | Survivor Resources
As the 2022 year comes to an end, donors should consider how they can efficiently maximize their charitable donations for income tax purposes. EricsHouse is a qualifying 501(c)(3) charity to which donations qualify for a charitable deduction. However, claiming...
by Marianne | Nov 1, 2022 | Survivor Resources
We were discussing Touchstone 1 (Open to the Presence of Your Loss) in our Men’s Group last week and it opened some questions for me. First, what is a touchstone? Though I’ve read Dr Wolfelt’s writings on the 10 Touchstones for Healing in Grief, I guess I always...
by Marianne | Oct 3, 2022 | Survivor Resources
When we talk about grief as a journey it highlights the need to understand two key things about ourselves: Where we are right now Where we hope to go Alan Wolfelt describes the objective of our personal grief journey, where we hope to go, as Reconciliation. In our...
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