Honoring Our Deceased Loved Ones
Each death of a loved one has its own set of circumstances and presents its own challenges as far as grieving is concerned. But the death of a child is considered by many the most difficult grief assignment that life can hand us. It seems against the natural order,...Dancing On Behalf of Our Grieving Selves
I spent the weekend in Oakland CA at InterPlayce, the home of the art-based improvisational system InterPlay, (an active creative approach to unlocking the wisdom of the body.) I’ve been a proponent, participant, practitioner, performer, teacher and altogether...Why Pride Parades are Good for Our Communities’ Mental Health
On a return flight to Pittsburgh earlier this week I listened again to the audio version of my now 10-year-old memoir, Warrior Mother, Fierce Love, Unbearable Loss, and Rituals that Heal. This refreshed my memory of what a struggle my youngest son Ken had with...
