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Grief and the Great Resignation

by Sheila Collins | Apr 7, 2022 | Community, Duality, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Institutional Loss, Personal Stories, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body

This morning at the hospital, as I was being prepped for my second cataract surgery the nurse asked me, “Are you getting your surgeries in before your doctor retires? When I nodded yes, she said, “We’re sure gonna miss her around here.” Several months ago, when my...

Radical Self-Care for Front Line Caregivers and Those who Love Them

by Sheila Collins | Apr 16, 2020 | Good Will Come, Health and Wellness, Institutional Loss, Personal Stories, Resilience, Rituals, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers, Stillpoint, The Art of Grieving

I was on an airplane a few years ago when a flight attendant made the following announcement, “We have several members of the United States Armed Forces on board today so let’s let them know how much we thank them for their service.” Most everyone on board looked...

When Our World Falls Apart

by Sheila Collins | Mar 19, 2020 | Good Will Come, Institutional Loss, Personal Stories, Resilience, The Art of Grieving

On the 8th day of the worldwide COVID19 Pandemic, as I wait for a scheduled conference call with my financial advisor, I’m trying to imagine what he could possibly say that could be of comfort, given the decimation of the entire worldwide economy. It’s no wonder that...

Revisiting The Power of Anniversaries

by Sheila Collins | Oct 30, 2019 | Art & Life, Good Will Come, Grieving, Institutional Loss, Past Events, Personal Stories, Resilience, Rituals, Self-Care for Caregivers, social justice, Spirtuality, The Art of Grieving

When I awoke last Sunday morning I knew it was the day – the one year anniversary of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in my hometown of Pittsburgh PA. Eleven people lost their lives and several others were seriously injured in the worst...

Grief, Trauma and My Sense of Humor

by Sheila Collins | Oct 2, 2019 | Art & Life, Environment, Grieving, Institutional Loss, Our Children, Personal Stories, Resilience, Self-Care, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body

My husband is a light-hearted fellow at times and this morning was one of those times. He tried to tell me a joke and, hearing just the first part of it, (it had to do with politics) I told him I didn’t want to hear it. He persisted and so did I, so separating...

As We Wrap Up 2018

by Sheila Collins | Dec 27, 2018 | Grieving, Institutional Loss, Publications, Resilience, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers, Stillpoint, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving, Uncategorized, Videos

As the end of the year is approaching there’s a tendency to look back to make some sense out of what has occurred, both in our personal lives and in the life of the big community body of which we are a part. It’s said, that though we must live our lives forward, to...

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