by Dr. Jackie Black | Jan 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
For many men and women in a wide variety of situations divorce is a legitimate and appropriate choice. Getting divorced is a process and consists of 3 main elements: Emotional Financial Legal Healing from divorce is not easy. It is often a long and excruciating...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Jan 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
What do you say to someone whose life comes crashing down around them; whose life, as they knew it, is forever and profoundly changed? The first thing to really recognize is that when someone experiences the death of a loved one, the loss is so pervasive, the pain so...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Jan 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Breaking up, getting divorced and the death of your partner are among the biggest loss events in life. There are three important things to remember: Grief is the reaction to a loss event; Grieving is the normal, natural, and necessary process that restores us...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Jan 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Living with chronic illness impacts one’s physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Living with chronic illness often causes one to feel helpless and hopeless, discouraged and isolated. It can devastate one’s career and financial...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Jan 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
When a family member becomes ill, whether for a week, for a few months, or with a long-term or terminal illness, each individual has a reaction and the entire family unit has a reaction. Frequently I am asked by family members and by those who are ill, how to talk to...
