Companioning is about walking alongside; it is not about leading or being led. “The most familiar models of who we are—doctor and patient, ‘helper’ and ‘helped’—often turn out to be major obstacles to the expression of our caring instincts; they limit the full measure of what we have to offer one another… True compassion arises […]
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Companioning is about bearing witness to the struggle of others; it is not about judging or directing these struggles. by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act caring, all of which have the potential to turn
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On mourning the same sibling twice: The story of my Sue and me By Louise McOrmond- Plummer Dedicated to my beloved sister Suzanne Gardner 08/01/1960 ~ 11/09\2022 In 2008, my mother told me that I had a sister who was born in 1960, and relinquished for adoption, and who had sought out her birth family. I knew
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Learning to Have Fun Again After a Loss It’s hard to imagine life ever being “normal” again after a loss of someone you love. You might feel stuck, or as though you can’t move forward or go on without them. While it’s essential to work through the stages of grief on your own timeline, one
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