{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Friends for Survival Inc.","home_page_url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org","description":"Friends for Survival Inc.","author":{"name":"Friends for Survival Inc."},"items":[{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/i-still-carry-you","html_content":"

by Kimberly Franzen, Friends for Survival Member and Writing Circle Participant. Dedicated to my beautiful daughter, Isabella

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/i-still-carry-you","title":"I Still Carry You","summary":"by Kimberly Franzen, Friends for Survival Member and Writing Circle Participant. Dedicated to my beautiful daughter, Isabella","date_modified":"2026-08-01T14:26:48Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/a-message-from-budapest-inspires-a-new-way-to-share-support","html_content":"

By Susan J. Reynolds, Friends for Survival Executive Director

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/a-message-from-budapest-inspires-a-new-way-to-share-support","title":"A Message from Budapest Inspires a New Way to Share Support","summary":"By Susan J. Reynolds, Friends for Survival Executive Director","date_modified":"2026-08-01T14:23:59Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/my-grief-is-like-a-grizzly-bear","html_content":"

by Diana Michaelson, Friends for Survival Member and Writing Circle Participant

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/my-grief-is-like-a-grizzly-bear","title":"My Grief Is Like A Grizzly Bear","summary":"by Diana Michaelson, Friends for Survival Member and Writing Circle Participant","date_modified":"2026-07-16T19:19:55Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/if-i-could-meet-myself-with-compassion","html_content":"

by Michelle McGrath, Friends for Survival Writing Circle Participant

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/if-i-could-meet-myself-with-compassion","title":"If I could meet myself with compassion...","summary":"by Michelle McGrath, Friends for Survival Writing Circle Participant","date_modified":"2026-06-17T15:13:38Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/more-than-journaling-inside-the-ffs-writing-circle","html_content":"

by Susan J. Reynolds, Executive Director

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/more-than-journaling-inside-the-ffs-writing-circle","title":"More Than Journaling: Inside the FFS Writing Circle","summary":"by Susan J. Reynolds, Executive Director","date_modified":"2026-06-17T15:09:39Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/when-questions-shift-%E2%80%94-a-follow-up-reflection","html_content":"

by Kim Hoffman Burditt, MSW

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/when-questions-shift-%E2%80%94-a-follow-up-reflection","title":" When Questions Shift — A Follow-Up Reflection","summary":"by Kim Hoffman Burditt, MSW","date_modified":"2026-06-17T15:06:11Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/open-or-closed-finding-the-right-support-group-for-you","html_content":"

by Susan J. Reynolds, Executive Director

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/open-or-closed-finding-the-right-support-group-for-you","title":"Open or Closed: Finding the Right Support Group for You","summary":"by Susan J. Reynolds, Executive Director","date_modified":"2026-06-17T15:03:01Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/the-things-i-carry","html_content":"

by Molly Seneca, Friends for Survival Writing Circle Participant

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/the-things-i-carry","title":"The Things I Carry","summary":"by Molly Seneca, Friends for Survival Writing Circle Participant","date_modified":"2026-06-17T14:50:28Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/dosing-your-mourning","html_content":"

Mourning is a daily (or nearly daily) activity. It's not something that can be done and completed in a brief period of time. You can't heal grief - especially complicated grief - in an intensive few days or weeks. Instea...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/dosing-your-mourning","title":"Dosing Your Mourning by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.","summary":"Mourning is a daily (or nearly daily) activity. It's not something that can be done and completed in a brief period of time. You can't heal grief - especially complicated grief - in an intensive few days or weeks. Instea...","date_modified":"2026-06-17T14:44:00Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/seedlings","html_content":"

Author: Ellen Murphy-Welk, Friends for Survival Writing Circle participant

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/seedlings","title":"Seedlings","summary":"Author: Ellen Murphy-Welk, Friends for Survival Writing Circle participant","date_modified":"2026-03-26T14:49:56Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/lost-in-translation-by-margo-fowkes","html_content":"

There is something maddeningly attractive about the untranslatable–

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/lost-in-translation-by-margo-fowkes","title":"Lost in Translation by Margo Fowkes","summary":"There is something maddeningly attractive about the untranslatable–","date_modified":"2026-02-28T22:32:37Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/my-reiki-journey","html_content":"

by Patty Graham, FNP Nurse Educator, Grief Educator, AFSP Facilitator Trainer, Certified Reiki Practitioner and Friends for Survival Facilitator

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/my-reiki-journey","title":"My Reiki Journey","summary":"by Patty Graham, FNP Nurse Educator, Grief Educator, AFSP Facilitator Trainer, Certified Reiki Practitioner and Friends for Survival Facilitator","date_modified":"2026-02-28T22:18:54Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/glints-in-the-snow","html_content":"

by Michael Bagge

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/glints-in-the-snow","title":"Glints in the Snow","summary":"by Michael Bagge","date_modified":"2026-01-02T17:57:40Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/365-days-of-understanding-your-grief---november-20","html_content":"

I find gratitude for even tiny steps forward.

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/365-days-of-understanding-your-grief---november-20","title":"365 Days of Understanding Your Grief - November 20","summary":" I find gratitude for even tiny steps forward.","date_modified":"2025-11-21T02:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/they-were-here-and-it-mattered-you-are-here-and-it-matters","html_content":"

© 2025 Liz Newman, reprinted with permission.

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/they-were-here-and-it-mattered-you-are-here-and-it-matters","title":"They were here, and it mattered. You are here, and it matters.","summary":"© 2025 Liz Newman, reprinted with permission.","date_modified":"2025-11-01T17:31:55Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/mourning-doves","html_content":"

Those soft alto hoots—

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/mourning-doves","title":"Mourning Doves","summary":"Those soft alto hoots—","date_modified":"2025-11-01T16:02:52Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/the-value-of-a-pearl","html_content":"

by Ellen Murphy-Welk, Friends for Survival member, Writing Circle Participant

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/the-value-of-a-pearl","title":"The Value of a Pearl","summary":"by Ellen Murphy-Welk, Friends for Survival member, Writing Circle Participant","date_modified":"2025-11-01T15:55:44Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/peaceful-land","html_content":"

\"My writing below is dedicated to all who have lost a loved one to the sadness of suicide. May you know you are seen, heard, and connected with so many who have this lived experience. You are not alone.\"

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/peaceful-land","title":"Peaceful Land","summary":"\"My writing below is dedicated to all who have lost a loved one to the sadness of suicide. May you know you are seen, heard, and connected with so many who have this lived experience. You are not alone.\" ","date_modified":"2025-11-01T15:50:46Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/where-are-you-today-in-your-grief-journey","html_content":"

Writing Circle participant K.P. writes...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/where-are-you-today-in-your-grief-journey","title":"Where are you today in your grief journey?","summary":"Writing Circle participant K.P. writes...","date_modified":"2025-11-01T15:42:46Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/how-do-i-re-enter-life","html_content":"

Author: Beautiful Ramblings\n

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/how-do-i-re-enter-life","title":"How Do I Re-Enter Life?","summary":"Author: Beautiful Ramblings\n","date_modified":"2025-11-01T15:30:32Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/wildling-lessons","html_content":"

by Julie Markham, Friends for Survival Writing Circle Participant

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/wildling-lessons","title":"Wildling Lessons","summary":"by Julie Markham, Friends for Survival Writing Circle Participant","date_modified":"2025-11-01T15:11:52Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/love-lives-on","html_content":"

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/love-lives-on","title":"Love Lives On","date_modified":"2025-11-01T15:00:49Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/its-justthere-it-just-is","html_content":"

I called my mother to wish her a happy Passover. We talked about the seder, the ceremonial meal held on the first night of the eight-day holiday. We talked about the weather in Mobile. We talked about how Meg and I and ...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/its-justthere-it-just-is","title":"It's just...there. It just is.","summary":" I called my mother to wish her a happy Passover. We talked about the seder, the ceremonial meal held on the first night of the eight-day holiday. We talked about the weather in Mobile. We talked about how Meg and I and ...","date_modified":"2025-11-01T14:58:35Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/when-you-meet-someone-deep-in-grief","html_content":"

by Matt Sanders, M.A., Chaplain - Spiritual Care Services Department - Dignity Health, Mercy San Juan Medical Center

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/when-you-meet-someone-deep-in-grief","title":"When You Meet Someone Deep in Grief","summary":"by Matt Sanders, M.A., Chaplain - Spiritual Care Services Department - Dignity Health, Mercy San Juan Medical Center","date_modified":"2025-11-01T14:50:36Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/what-is-self-care-why-its-important-to-you","html_content":"

by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/what-is-self-care-why-its-important-to-you","title":"What is Self-Care? Why It's Important to You","summary":"by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.","date_modified":"2025-11-01T14:43:03Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/i-am-closing-in-on-the-one-year-mark","html_content":"

By Becky Brown, Friends for Survival member \nand Writing Circle participant

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/i-am-closing-in-on-the-one-year-mark","title":"I Am Closing In On The One Year Mark","summary":"By Becky Brown, Friends for Survival member \nand Writing Circle participant","date_modified":"2025-11-01T14:38:31Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/the-power-of-writing","html_content":"

I strongly feel that grief is a living, breathing thing inside of us. We must find ways to let it out in order to alleviate our suffering and anxiety.

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/the-power-of-writing","title":"The Power of Writing","summary":"I strongly feel that grief is a living, breathing thing inside of us. We must find ways to let it out in order to alleviate our suffering and anxiety.","date_modified":"2025-11-01T14:32:39Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/things-tell-their-own-story","html_content":"

Lying in bed after waking early one morning and after a rather depressing and challenging night, I was looking around my room (at the books, ornaments on a cabinet, a Christmas tree on top of my wardrobe) and was thinkin...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/things-tell-their-own-story","title":"\"Things\" Tell Their Own Story","summary":"Lying in bed after waking early one morning and after a rather depressing and challenging night, I was looking around my room (at the books, ornaments on a cabinet, a Christmas tree on top of my wardrobe) and was thinkin...","date_modified":"2025-06-01T02:33:53Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/david-pincus-and-rick-knapp-reflect","html_content":"

It took seven years for Rick Knapp and David Pincus to write Sons of Suicide: A Memoir of Friendship. That was followed by three years of sharing the story of their mothers' suicides in interviews, speeches, podcasts, es...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/david-pincus-and-rick-knapp-reflect","title":"David Pincus and Rick Knapp Reflect","summary":"It took seven years for Rick Knapp and David Pincus to write Sons of Suicide: A Memoir of Friendship. That was followed by three years of sharing the story of their mothers' suicides in interviews, speeches, podcasts, es...","date_modified":"2025-04-14T19:03:15Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/healing-your-grieving-heart---100-practical-ideas","html_content":"

Someone you have given love to and received love from has died. You are in mourning. You are bereft. To be “bereaved” literally means to be \"torn apart” and “to have special needs.” I am truly sorry for your loss.

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/healing-your-grieving-heart---100-practical-ideas","title":"Healing Your Grieving Heart - 100 Practical Ideas","summary":"Someone you have given love to and received love from has died. You are in mourning. You are bereft. To be “bereaved” literally means to be \"torn apart” and “to have special needs.” I am truly sorry for your loss.","date_modified":"2024-10-21T17:59:58Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/from-pain-to-purpose-by-jen-matoney","html_content":"

In 2007, my world was shattered at the age of 31 when I lost my beloved mom, Lynn, to depression and suicide. She lovingly took care of four generations, was a retired scientist, a master gardener and selfless community ...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/from-pain-to-purpose-by-jen-matoney","title":"From Pain to Purpose by Jen Matoney","summary":"In 2007, my world was shattered at the age of 31 when I lost my beloved mom, Lynn, to depression and suicide. She lovingly took care of four generations, was a retired scientist, a master gardener and selfless community ...","date_modified":"2024-10-18T23:21:47Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/the-after-finding-meaning-and-purpose-after-a-suicide-loss","html_content":"

By Kim Hoffman Burditt, MSW

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/the-after-finding-meaning-and-purpose-after-a-suicide-loss","title":"The After: Finding Meaning and Purpose After a Suicide Loss ","summary":"By Kim Hoffman Burditt, MSW","date_modified":"2024-10-10T14:33:20Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/seeking-comfort-during-grief-too-much-too-little-just-right","html_content":"

by Eleanor Haley at What’s Your Grief?

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/seeking-comfort-during-grief-too-much-too-little-just-right","title":"Seeking Comfort During Grief. Too much, too little, just right...","summary":"by Eleanor Haley at What’s Your Grief? ","date_modified":"2024-09-26T00:12:23Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/if-you%E2%80%99ve-lost-someone-to-suicide","html_content":"

If you’ve lost someone to suicide, every day of September can feel like a slap in the face.

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/if-you%E2%80%99ve-lost-someone-to-suicide","title":"If you’ve lost someone to suicide...","summary":"If you’ve lost someone to suicide, every day of September can feel like a slap in the face.","date_modified":"2024-09-23T23:49:42Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/choice-points-in-your-grief-by-darci-d-sims-phd-cht-ct-gms","html_content":"

We have always had choices in our lives:

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/choice-points-in-your-grief-by-darci-d-sims-phd-cht-ct-gms","title":"Choice Points in Your Grief by Darci D. Sims. Ph.D., CHT, CT, GMS","summary":"We have always had choices in our lives:","date_modified":"2024-06-15T20:08:28Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/an-imperfect-father-two-imperfect-fathers-by-ian-howard-lcsw","html_content":"

“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by the little scraps of wisdom.” —Umberto Eco

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/an-imperfect-father-two-imperfect-fathers-by-ian-howard-lcsw","title":"An Imperfect Father / Two Imperfect Fathers by Ian Howard, LCSW","summary":"“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by the little scraps of wisdom.” —Umberto Eco","date_modified":"2024-05-30T18:33:25Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/graduation-day-by-jaletta-albright-desmond","html_content":"

Monday was the longest day I can remember. It was graduation day at our local high school. But my graduate wasn’t there, my daughter Jocelyn.

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/graduation-day-by-jaletta-albright-desmond","title":"Graduation Day by Jaletta Albright Desmond","summary":"Monday was the longest day I can remember. It was graduation day at our local high school. But my graduate wasn’t there, my daughter Jocelyn.","date_modified":"2024-05-30T18:12:40Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/communicating-about-suicide","html_content":"

Brandy Lidbeck, author of The Gift of Second - Healing from the Impact of Suicide shares:

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/communicating-about-suicide","title":"Communicating About Suicide","summary":"Brandy Lidbeck, author of The Gift of Second - Healing from the Impact of Suicide shares:","date_modified":"2024-04-21T15:55:39Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/make-time-for-me-time-with-these-simple-self-care-ideas","html_content":"

Life has ups and downs, and it’s important to find ways to manage stress, build resilience, and feel mentally and emotionally strong. Self-care can help you overcome these day-to-day challenges. There are many ways to pr...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/make-time-for-me-time-with-these-simple-self-care-ideas","title":"Make Time for Me-Time with these Simple Self-Care Ideas","summary":"Life has ups and downs, and it’s important to find ways to manage stress, build resilience, and feel mentally and emotionally strong. Self-care can help you overcome these day-to-day challenges. There are many ways to pr...","date_modified":"2024-03-18T20:02:17Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/vulnerable","html_content":"

Being vulnerable is hard

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/vulnerable","title":"Vulnerable","summary":"Being vulnerable is hard","date_modified":"2024-03-11T22:20:55Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/grief-years-later-4-challenges","html_content":"

Before discussing grief years later, we need to get on the same page about a few things first. Most importantly, we must agree that similar to other difficult experiences like sadness, anxiety, or fear, grief is a human ...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/grief-years-later-4-challenges","title":"Grief Years Later: 4 Challenges","summary":"Before discussing grief years later, we need to get on the same page about a few things first. Most importantly, we must agree that similar to other difficult experiences like sadness, anxiety, or fear, grief is a human ...","date_modified":"2024-03-01T16:48:32Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/a-mite-of-understanding-1","html_content":"

Author LaRita Archibald shares: “The poem A Mite of Understanding summarizes my grief journey to some degree. It was written early in my mourning as I struggled to piece together my son’s need to be free, my need to unde...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/a-mite-of-understanding-1","title":"A Mite of Understanding","summary":"Author LaRita Archibald shares: “The poem A Mite of Understanding summarizes my grief journey to some degree. It was written early in my mourning as I struggled to piece together my son’s need to be free, my need to unde...","date_modified":"2024-01-27T17:17:26Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/february-is","html_content":"

February is often known for being a month dedicated to and all about love. But it is also a month for self-love and self-care, nurturing your relationships with family and friends, and loving others. Before a person is a...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/february-is","title":"February Is...","summary":"February is often known for being a month dedicated to and all about love. But it is also a month for self-love and self-care, nurturing your relationships with family and friends, and loving others. Before a person is a...","date_modified":"2024-01-27T16:56:23Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/beauty-from-ashes-by-mary-gilzean","html_content":"

To provide for those who grieve …to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes (Isaiah 61:3)

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/beauty-from-ashes-by-mary-gilzean","title":"Beauty from Ashes by Mary Gilzean","summary":"To provide for those who grieve …to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes (Isaiah 61:3)","date_modified":"2023-12-19T19:59:11Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/secondary-wounds","html_content":"

A suicide creates an immediate and gaping hole in the hearts and lives of survivors. For many the aftershock from suicide reverberates long after the funeral or memorial service is over. Community support (which peaks at...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/secondary-wounds","title":"Secondary Wounds","summary":"A suicide creates an immediate and gaping hole in the hearts and lives of survivors. For many the aftershock from suicide reverberates long after the funeral or memorial service is over. Community support (which peaks at...","date_modified":"2023-12-19T19:48:25Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/listening-to-the-call-of-mother-nature","html_content":"

I find myself putting one foot in front of the other, going through motions familiar but empty, devoid of life energy. I am here and my (loved one) is not. It is almost too much to bear.

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/listening-to-the-call-of-mother-nature","title":"Listening to the Call of Mother Nature","summary":"I find myself putting one foot in front of the other, going through motions familiar but empty, devoid of life energy. I am here and my (loved one) is not. It is almost too much to bear. ","date_modified":"2023-12-19T19:38:22Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/hating-the-holidays","html_content":"

I used to be very well organized for the holidays. I had a schedule for shopping, frosting cookies and gingerbread houses, putting up a big tree, entertaining, sending cards . . . just about every crazy-making task.

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/hating-the-holidays","title":"Hating the Holidays","summary":"I used to be very well organized for the holidays. I had a schedule for shopping, frosting cookies and gingerbread houses, putting up a big tree, entertaining, sending cards . . . just about every crazy-making task.","date_modified":"2023-10-22T16:22:45Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/easy-ideas-for-memorializing-loved-ones-this-holiday","html_content":"

Make Grief Memory Ornaments

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/easy-ideas-for-memorializing-loved-ones-this-holiday","title":"Easy Ideas for Memorializing Loved Ones This Holiday","summary":"Make Grief Memory Ornaments","date_modified":"2023-10-22T16:22:32Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/redefining-your-relationhship-with-your-parents","html_content":"

When my brother passed away, I noticed an immediate void in my parents’ lives. My mother lost her little boy, and my dad lost his son. His son. The man who was supposed to carry on our family name. Many fathers and sons ...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/redefining-your-relationhship-with-your-parents","title":"Redefining Your Relationhship With Your Parents","summary":"When my brother passed away, I noticed an immediate void in my parents’ lives. My mother lost her little boy, and my dad lost his son. His son. The man who was supposed to carry on our family name. Many fathers and sons ...","date_modified":"2023-09-29T14:10:07Z"},{"id":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/wearing-the-fabric-of-grief","html_content":"

Has your wardrobe changed since the loss of your loved one? I can tell you that mine has definitely changed. I have expressed (and sometimes embarrassed) myself in almost every clothing choice throughout my grief, and I ...

","url":"https://friendsforsurvival.org/get-our-free-newsletter/f/wearing-the-fabric-of-grief","title":"Wearing the Fabric of Grief","summary":"Has your wardrobe changed since the loss of your loved one? I can tell you that mine has definitely changed. I have expressed (and sometimes embarrassed) myself in almost every clothing choice throughout my grief, and I ...","date_modified":"2023-09-29T13:53:01Z"}]}