by Melody Bacon, Ph.D | Apr 20, 2013 | Grief, Renewal, Spirituality
One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach waiting for a gift from the sea. — Anne Morrow Lindberg Here’s what I know about grief. It can hit you like a sledgehammer coming up behind you, catching you unawares. One minute you are living...
by Melody Bacon, Ph.D | Mar 21, 2013 | Grief, Renewal
In my work as a psychotherapist, I think one of the most difficult issues that people struggle with is dealing with regret. Regret over things that they have done but wish they hadn’t; regret over things they wish they hadn’t done but wish they had; regret over what...
by Melody Bacon, Ph.D | Mar 14, 2013 | Divorce, Grief, Relationships, Renewal
Join us at Hennessey’s Tavern in Dana Point (on PCH at Golden Lantern) for a book signing and presentation from 6:00 – 7:30 pm! Look forward to seeing you there!
by Melody Bacon, Ph.D | Mar 13, 2013 | Divorce, Grief, Relationships
Since I lost you, I am silence-haunted; Sounds wave their little wings A moment, then in weariness settle On the flood that soundless swings. — D. H. Lawrence There are many characteristics of grief when love ends – either through divorce or death, mirroring the...
by Melody Bacon, Ph.D | Jan 1, 2013 | Divorce, Slider, Spirituality, The Grace Filled Divorce
As I had struggled through the demise of my marriage, and as I had struggled to define for myself the meaning of spiritual faith, I had mistakenly regarded them as separate issues.”- David Brill in A Separate Place. The last thing people thing of when they hear...