The Light Beyond

A video to comfort the grieving

2011-08-12T14:11:52+01:00

"If you are suffering from the loss of a loved one (pet or person), I hope this video brings you comfort and peace. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URYqCw9HhKg&feature=channel_video_title Richard Olsenius is the photographer who took the picture of Ed Mulrenin saying goodbye to his beloved German Shepherd Sonntag at the front of the piece. Their article from National Geographic was an inspiration for this song. The vocalist is my co-writer; the inimitable Diane Durrett. Video and music produced by...

Allow The Healing To Begin

2011-05-31T12:57:29+01:00

The loss of a loved one can bring along with it inconsolable grief and sadness. Losing someone to death can create such an incredible amount of distress. Whether we experience the death of a spouse, parent, child, or close friend, the degree to which we grieve over the loss of a loved one can only be measured on an individual basis due to the fact that everyone feels the sense of loss in different ways....

Bereavement counselling resources

2011-04-22T09:44:00+01:00

Standing in a church waiting for the service to start may not even make what has happened real, so why is it that hearing a song can suddenly leave you in an uncontrollable state of devastation? Grief affects everyone differently and you need to find a way of coping that is right for you. The loss of a loved one will change our lives, and it can take us years to accept this and understand...

The Yearning Tree: a bereavement book for children

2011-04-18T09:31:50+01:00

Author Gina Farago wrote to me recently about the grief book she wrote for children: "After my parents and brother-in-law died, I felt so hopeless, but then God put it on my heart to become a Hospice volunteer along with my therapy dog, Skittles. After that experience, which was the beginning of my own personal healing, I wrote "The Yearning Tree: A Children's Bereavement Resource". It is difficult for children to express their feelings, especially...

Najwa's story of love and loss

2011-02-26T10:23:36+00:00

I grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, one of five children in a household of many wants and demands. My physical needs were met but my heart was hungry for love. One day I met my prince, a jewel amongst them all. We were wed in love and magic under a blanket of stars, with dozens of family and friends wishing us a good Life. It was during the honeymoon that my prince was diagnosed with...