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What happens after we grieve?
What happens after we grieve?
moving fowardJade Richardson BockJune 8, 2020post traumatic growth, bosque center for spiritual living, new normal
My dad drank himself to death. I am heartbroken, and furious.
My dad drank himself to death. I am heartbroken, and furious.

I loved him so much, and I miss him AND I’m incredibly angry. How do I pull it all together?

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Jade Richardson BockFebruary 23, 2020
My friend has cancer. It's terminal. What can I do?
My friend has cancer. It's terminal. What can I do?

From someone who has been there…a list of “do’s and don’ts” when someone we love has a terminal diagnosis.

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Jade Richardson BockDecember 31, 2019
Alone, again
Alone, again

I thought life was going my way. Then he died.

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moving foward, self careJade Richardson BockNovember 29, 2019heart attack, grief, loss, pain
My family is Catholic. Is my brother going to hell because of his suicide?
My family is Catholic. Is my brother going to hell because of his suicide?
Jade Richardson BockOctober 13, 2019
How do I help my grieving friend?
How do I help my grieving friend?

When someone you love is grieving, how do you help?

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supporting the bereavedJade Richardson BockOctober 2, 2019companioning, empathy, support, love, friend
Faith and Vengeance
Faith and Vengeance

My daughter is dead. I have been a Christian my entire life, but my faith can’t overcome the fact that I am filled with rage. I want an eye for an eye.

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faith and lossJade Richardson BockSeptember 23, 2019faith, revenge, vengance, hatred, drugs, eye for an eye
My father is dying. How do I tell my children?
My father is dying. How do I tell my children?

They are 9, 7 and 5. How do I talk about this? I can barely imagine a world without my dad.

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terminal illnessJade Richardson BockSeptember 20, 2019cancer, greif, grief, grieving children, terminal cancer, motherhood, explaining death to children, explaining cancer to children
My husband took his life and our 12-year-old blames me.
My husband took his life and our 12-year-old blames me.

My husband and I were separated when he took his life. Now our daughter is blaming me for his death. We are all hurting so much. How do we survive the suicide of someone we love?

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suicideJade Richardson BockSeptember 2, 2019suicide, grieving children, suicide blame
How many brothers do I have?
How many brothers do I have?

My brother died when I was 14. When people ask “How many siblings do you have?” I don’t know what to say.

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Jade Richardson BockJuly 14, 2019advice, sibling grief, starting college after a deathComment
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