by Lori LoCicero | Feb 26, 2019 | Grieving |
I admittedly do so, and quite often. Not in a medium or clairvoyant way, but more in a personal, one-sided conversational way. Mostly to my late husband, Joe. Sometimes my mother, brother or grandparents. Something reminds me of them, and so I talk. Aloud. I ask...
by Lori LoCicero | Dec 18, 2017 | Grieving, Life Lessons, Post-Traumatic Growth |
I give myself the same gift every year. Permission. Permission to be authentic with my grief. Permission to lean into the darkness while acknowledging it’s “OK to not be OK” for a while. Permission to play my grief card and say “no” to any invitation or skip any...
by Lori LoCicero | Sep 30, 2016 | Grieving, Life Lessons, Post-Traumatic Growth |
Another loss. Another funeral. This one for a friend’s husband. A loving father and fearless warrior who held strong, endured unimaginable pain and fought courageously for every last moment of this life. The similarities of struggle and loss stir painful...
by Lori LoCicero | Sep 2, 2016 | Grieving, Life Lessons |
Bad things come in threes. Sad but true, and as much as I’d love to ignore this little superstition, it seems to have once again unfortunately entered my life. Two dear friends recently lost their spouses, dying much too young. Another friend’s wife has taken a turn...
by Lori LoCicero | Mar 14, 2016 | Grieving, Post-Traumatic Growth |
I believe we all have a village. Friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, classmate parents, and acquaintances. When we think about all the people in our lives, from the nearest and dearest to the familiar faces that surround us on a daily basis, we realize the extent...
by Lori LoCicero | Feb 23, 2016 | Grieving |
Here’s one we are constantly revising in our heads. We want to say something but often start overthinking it: What’s the best thing to say? How do I say it without stirring up sorrowful emotions? Should I say anything at all? While everyone experiences...
