From The Heart

May 16, 2017
Heart & Soul Award: Congratulations Linda McMahon

Heart & Soul Award: Congratulations Linda McMahon, RN

Linda McMahon, MS, MA is the Bereavement Services Manager at VITAS Innovative Hospice Care in Orange County. She has an extensive health care and pastoral care […]
May 16, 2017
Heart & Soul Award: Congratulations Jenna Harline

Heart & Soul Award: Congratulations Jenna Harline

For the past three years Jenna has served as the Assistant Director of Interfaith Relations for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Laguna […]
May 16, 2017
Heart & Soul Award: Congratulations Donna Beattie

Heart & Soul Award: Congratulations Donna Beattie, RN

Donna Beattie is an LVN (Licensed Vocational Nurse) with VNA Hospice. She has “officially” been a hospice nurse for 4 years, but realizes that this has […]
May 10, 2017
If Your Mom has Died

If Your Mom has Died, If Your Child has Died … The Shadow Side of Mother’s Day

This post isn’t to take away from the joy of those celebrating or being celebrated this Mother’s Day – go for it, enjoy and make the […]
April 27, 2017
Stop Saying

Stop Saying, “This happened for a reason.” A De-Bunking of Christian Narratives on Death

Ok, so I am going to get slightly religious in this post – it’s a necessity in this case and it’s no big deal. I try to […]
March 22, 2017
Stop Saying “Don’t Give Up.” Please.

Stop Saying “Don’t Give Up.” Please.

We say a lot of things to grieving people that under normal circumstances would be fine, hopefully even encouraging, but to people facing a life or […]
February 22, 2017

The Bereavement Caregiver’s Self-Care Guidelines

by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. The following self-care guidelines are not intended to be cure-alls, nor will they be appropriate for everyone. Pick and choose those […]
February 22, 2017

Responding To Problems In The Support Group Setting

by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Editor’s note: The following article is excerpted from Dr. Wolfelt’s book How to Start and Lead a Bereavement Support Group, available […]
February 22, 2017

Growing Through Grief:

The Role Of Support Groups by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. We need not walk alone… We reach out to each other with love and understanding and […]