Category Archives: Healing

“Fingerprints”

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

The following is a poem that was given to me by the author, Tom Krause. Although he is not a grieving father himself, he captured a lot of what I felt after the death of my two babies. I can … Continue reading →

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“Memorialize Our Children” – Truisms About Grief

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

I have been posting a series of “Truisms About Grief” that I received from fellow grieving dad and friend, Charlie Schmidtke.  I met Charlie as part of this grieving dads project.  Please share your thoughts or stories regarding this subject. It may be wise to invest … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of parent, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Truisms, Words of Encouragement | 12 Comments

“Find A Remedy”

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

He that conceals his grief finds no remedy for it.                                                                            – Turkish Proverb I think there is wisdom, truth and power in this proverb.  It sounds so simple.  Do you really have two chooses?  1.  You can conceal their … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Courage, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Depression, Despair, Emotions, Fear, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Guilt, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Peace, Survival, Words of Encouragement | 8 Comments

“The Mourner’s Bill of Rights”

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

The Mourner’s Bill of Rights by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Though you should reach out to others as you do the work of mourning, you should not feel obligated to accept the unhelpful responses you may receive from some people. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, anxiety, Bereaved, Crying, Death of a Child, Depression, Despair, Devastation, Emotions, Grief, Guilt, Happiness, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Pain, Peace, Survival, Trauma, weeping, Words of Encouragement | 9 Comments

“Relentless”

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

I recently sat down and generated a list of 30 words that could be used to describe grief.  Obviously this list relates to my experience with grief, so I am interested to see if anyone else can relate with some … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety, Bereaved, Crying, Death of a Child, Depression, Despair, Devastation, Emotions, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Healing, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Pain, Survival, Words of Encouragement | 6 Comments

“If I Could Write a Song”

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

The following was recently sent to me from Thomas Calvert, a fellow grieving dad and friend. Thomas wrote this song for his son David. He asked me to share with everyone here at grieving dads blog. Thank you to Thomas … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Death of a Child, Emotions, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Pain, Poem | 6 Comments

“You Are Not Alone”

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

One of my main reasons for starting this blog and the Grieving Dads Project was to let other dads know they are not alone in the pain they feel, the thoughts (good and bad) that enter their mind, physical symptoms … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, anxiety, Bereaved, Compassion, Courage, Crying, Death of a Child, Depression, Despair, Emotions, Grief, Guilt, Happiness, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Pain, Peace, Survival, Tears, Words of Encouragement | 4 Comments

Deconstruction is Devastating

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

The following was sent to me by a fellow grieving dad and frequent visitor to this blog.  It was originally written by Annette Mennen Baldwin of TCF in Katy, TX.  It took me several years to go through the complex process of reconstructing … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Courage, Death of a Child, Depression, Devastation, Emotions, Grief, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Loss of a Child, Pain, Survival, Words of Encouragement | 5 Comments

Healing vs. Survival

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

I received the following from Steve House who is a fellow grieving dad.  What do you think, can we truly “heal” from our wounds or do we just survive them?  I would like to share some thoughts with you.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Death of a Child, Emotions, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Healing, Loss of a Child, Survival | 16 Comments

Silenced by Grief?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

“Grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us.”                                                                                                                               -Anna Quindlen I thought this quote was a good topic to ponder and discuss here on this blog.  I know I held my pain in silence for many … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Courage, Emotions, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Healing, Hope, Life Lessons, Pain | 8 Comments