Loss of a parent

When we lose both parents, it can feel like a bittersweet reality. These poignant quotes help us navigate the complex emotions that come with such a loss.

To comfort someone who lost a parent, here's what to say when someone passes away. Whether it's their mother or father, these kind sayings may help them grieve.

Raw Grief. What It Feels Like When Your Parent Dies. • When my mother died, it felt like the world was moving but I had stopped. Life was spinning around me as I stood still trying to make sense of what happened. My earliest, raw grief was filled with waves of sobbing--a keening, wailing cry that swelled louder and then lulled into silently streaming tears. It

Grief over the Loss of an Estranged Parent is very complicated. The opportunity to rebuild the relationship with the parent is gone, but they've already been dealing with the loss in another way.

It may seem counterintuitive to talk about safety at this time, especially when so many are scared during this pandemic, but I wanted to come at the subject of safety from a different direction. In a previous podcast episode and blog post I talked about Why Risks Are an Important Part of Life and how uncertainty is a big part of life and the unknown. However it has recently come…

Here are some of the ways that the painful loss of your mother can affect you. Let's also consider how to cope after losing your mother.

That is SO true... NOBODY loves me as much or as unconditional as my momma. I miss that love so much.

YOU NEVER SAID GOODBYE Author Unknown You never said I'm leaving You never said goodbye. You were gone before I knew it, And only God knew why. A million times I needed you, A million times I cried. If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died. In life I loved you dearly, In death I love you still. In my heart you hold a place, That no one could ever fill. It broke my heart to lose you, But you didn't go alone For part of me went with you, The day God took you home.

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