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When tragedy affects someone we care for or just merely know in passing, it is challenging to find the words to offer support. Grief is personal and complex. Being supportive requires sensitivity on your behalf and a willingness to provide open ears and a kind heart. HelpGuide.org offers a few high level tips to support someone in grief. In a generalized sense, most of us can nod our head in agreement to most of these tips. However, when the grief is yours, certain questions,

Out of Gas. Burned Out. Done. Each of these familiar expressions may resonate with most of us juggling a work-life balance. However, when your professional life requires empathy and you’re operating on fumes, could this be doing a disservice to you, a client or a loved one? There are many roles, occupations, and relationships that cause us to bear the burdens of the traumas of others. Consider the folks that we call when there’s a crisis: police officers, doctors, social work

Is your heart hurting from all the overwhelming violence, and death that has been brought to the forefront time and time again in the last days, months and even years? I know in the past few years, I have been saddened by tragedies and now in the past month alone, I am overwhelmed. Why are we not learning from the past events and why do we keep having replays of shootings, killings and violence? Our nation is hurting, we are struggling. Let’s hurt for America and let’s work

Have you ever met someone that you felt was too nice? Do you feel that “being nice” is bad? Why does society feel that being nice is something that we should look upon as negative? As someone who has been accused of being “too nice” I struggle to understand why being “too nice” is even an issue. For me, it is how I ​greet the world. I often looked for the good in others, even when it is a struggle to find the good. I feel kindness goes a long way in brightening someone

Over the weekend our nation incurred two terrible tragedies in Orlando. I am sure everyone has heard the news of these two tragic events. Saturday night's shooting at The Pulse nightclub is now the largest mass shooting we have experienced in the United States. It was only Friday night when “The Voice” singer, Christina Grimmie was also killed by a lone gunman in the same town. I,for one, had to turn away from the onslaught of news. My emotions ran high, and I am still dee