Summer is here and maybe the beach is calling your name. Perhaps vacation doesn't sound like much of a priority right now. The water is said to be healing, but what if the ocean water and its surroundings cause more pain? The harsh reminder that the memories made now will look very different. The list of analogies comparing grief and some type of water are endless. Most have likely heard the notion of "grief waves," as our grief will rise and fall like the waves of the ocean.

Tis the Season to be Jolly, or is it? It begins with fall festivals, Halloween costumes, carving the turkey, and watching the Thanksgiving..

How often, gentle reader, have you told yourself, “I just have to accept this loss, let go, so that I can move on,” only to find that the...