dealing with grief Tag

18 Oct In Memory of My Sister, on the 5th Anniversary of Her Death

Posted at 02:33h in Dealing With Grief by Dr. Christina Hibbert 48 Comments

[caption id="attachment_1266" align="alignleft" width="300"] My sister, Shannon, and I at ages 3 and 4. I miss and love her dearly every day.[/caption] I love this picture of my sister, Shannon, and me. I have it in a frame in my living room. Only 16 months apart,...

23 Apr Understanding & Coping with Loss and Trauma

Posted at 15:34h in Dealing With Grief by Dr. Christina Hibbert 5 Comments

Like the changing seasons, loss comes to all, whether through death, illness, children leaving home, loss of career or money, divorce, miscarriage, infertility, trauma, or even the symbolic losses of identity, innocence, or security. Each primary loss carries secondary losses, such as the loss of...