In this piece, originally written for Still Standing Magazine, Will reflects on his experience living in New York City in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. He asks: “What happens when we realize that grief comes from the outside?” Fast-forward nearly 13 years, and Will is now a grieving father making sense of the death of his infant son Finlay. In processing this new loss and grief, he contemplates those grieving all around him.
Read MoreHalloween was the first big holiday that Will and I (Joanne) had to face after our first son Finlay’s inexplicable death during childbirth in June 2014. Other people’s kids coming to our front door wearing costumes, smiling, laughing, and being so… well… alive seemed like the worst possible thing that we could endure at that time.
Read MoreOn a beautiful Saturday morning we met in the home of a workshop attendee (herself a palliative care doctor) and dove into the material. Deeply impacted by the influential work of Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt, Amy brought our focus to three main related areas of discussion: companioning the bereaved, strengthening support networks, and the place/purpose of ritual.
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