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Double Whammy

July 31, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 6 Comments

My Roller Coaster Week Today is July 31 … eight days since my daughter’s gynecological appointment and we still don’t have resolution. Her gynecologist noted an issue during her 2019 appointment. Because I was in the waiting room, I only heard a casual mention of it on the way home. Nicole said the doctor was […]

Filed Under: Caring Connections, Challenges, COVID 19, Grief Tagged With: Ambiguous Loss, COVID 19, Grief, Healthcare System, Johann Hari, Krista Tippett, Lack of Human Connection, Loss, Lost Connections, On Being, Pauline Boss

Chronic Sorrow: An Unwelcome Guest

November 19, 2019 by Linda A Marshall 17 Comments

Holiday time usually means the arrival of an unwelcome guest … chronic sorrow. This normal grief response was first identified among the parents of disabled children. I wasn’t happy to hear that mothers seem to experience an increasing frequency of ups and downs. I’ve written about it before in this blog. Click here to find […]

Filed Under: Chronic Sorrow, Conscious Aging Tagged With: Advocacy, Aging, Caregiving, Chronic Sorrow, Grief, Living Loss, Loss, Miracles, Sadness, Susan Roos, The Shadow

More than a Book Review:

August 20, 2019 by Linda A Marshall 4 Comments

Books lay across the dining room table. A friend is downsizing. “Take as many as you want,” she says. I quickly grab Elaine Pagels, Why Religion? A Personal Story and almost as quickly consume it. Remembering Shortly after I graduated seminary (1979), I read Elaine Pagels’ The Gnostic Gospels. It expanded my knowledge of the […]

Filed Under: Book Review, Wisdom Tagged With: Elaine Pagels, Grief, Loss, The Gospel of Thomas, Why Religion: A Personal Story

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