By Debbie Musser for Next Avenue Seymour and Angel Newman light up as they talk about their daughters, Shoshana and Raphaela. “The best thing that ever happened to my life…
The Second Year After a Loved One’s Death
By Jackson Rainer for Next Avenue For more than 25 years, I served as a psychology professor and researched grief and bereavement. I consulted and taught individuals, couples and families…
Anxiety Is Another Stage of Grief
By Claire Bidwell Smith for Next Avenue What is anxiety? Where does it come from, and how can you gain control over it? And why is it so frequently spurred…
Winning and Losing
By Greg Schmidt, hospice chaplain Both the NCAA and professional football seasons are steamrolling toward their respective championships. I am a never-say-die fan of the Oklahoma Sooners and the Dallas…
When Your Partner Is Dying, What Do You Say?
By Jane Duncan Rogers for Next Avenue My husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2010. We managed to focus on the positive side of things (the doctors said that if…
How to Have Difficult Conversations with Your Aging Parents
By Catherine Hodder for Next Avenue (This article is an excerpt from Estate Planning for the Sandwich Generation: How to Help Your Parents and Protect Your Kids by Catherine Hodder.)…
Seeking wisdom amidst life’s temptations
By Greg Schmidt, hospice chaplain Someone brought this enormous sack of candy into the office, and I can’t stop sneaking treats out of that #%@* bag! I know “tis the…
‘Letter Project’ Makes End-of-Life Wishes Clear
By Beth Baker for Next Avenue “I do not want to be a burden on my family… I would prefer to be placed in a nursing home or whatever kind…
End-of-Life Rallies: Miraculous and Deceiving
By Grace Birnstengel for Next Avenue (This article is part of the Living to the End of Life Special Report, and part of a special report for The John A.…
Creating “hand-in-hand” moments
By Greg Schmidt, hospice chaplain My wife and I are counting down the hours until we leave for Blue Creek Campsite, located on Lake Oolagah in Northeast Oklahoma. It’s one…