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Doug invites you to log in and post comments at the end of each blog entry. He looks forward to hearing from you.


Note: Click on the blue button of each category to find all of the articles, past and present, for that specific category.


Now you can email Doug directly

Writing a blog without feedback is like singing a solo on a mountain in a high wind. In an effort to make it easier for you to respond and to give more feedback, we have set up a special email address so you can communicate directly with Doug: doug977@gmail.com


The New Edition of Don't Take My Grief Away From Me has arrived

Go to www.InSightBooks.com for Doug's latest edition of this much loved book.


Also see the New Edition of Building Memories: Planning a Meaningful Funeral. 

Current  Archive  
The Challenges of GriefDon't Take My Grief Away
Friday, January 27, 2012 

My long involvement with grief started in a single statement from the lips of a broken hearted mother's lips. Her daughter's condition was not considered serious at all...

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The Questions of GriefAm I Normal?
Thursday, December 22, 2011 

One of the nicest compliments I have ever received was told me second hand. A funeral director, whose firm sends our Continuing Care Series to the families they serve, told of a rather large and gruff man whose wife had died...

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The Journey of GriefThe Journey of Grief
Monday, November 28, 2011 

I am not an expert on grief. No one is an expert on grief. As I often say in these blogs, "Grief is as unique as a finger print...

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ReconstructionBefore I Start a New Relationship
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 
As I said in the last post, I used to say we should start dating when we feel we are ready, then I went through the experiences of the first year after the death of a spouse and realized... Read More
    
ReconstructionWhen Should I Begin Going Out?
Thursday, September 29, 2011 
Since most of us are no longer teenagers, going out sounds so much better than dating. The question I always get is “When should I start?” And now that I am in those same shoes... Read More
    
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