Providing counselling and support services throughout the Durham Region.
The Reluctant He💔rt
We die as we have lived, and if sexuality and intimacy has been a part of your life, then it stands to reason it will also be an important part at the end of your life. There may be a reluctance to discuss intimacy during a time when we are faced
Performing “rituals” may have gotten a bad rap.
Photo courtesy of Dreamstime.com The word "ritual" may conjure up visions of nefarious actions designed to incite negativity. Lighting birthday candles is a type of ritual that most of us enjoy. I think there is a sacred place for rituals an
Continuing Bonds … not “closure”
Photo courtesy of Dreamstime.com For years, the collective wisdom told us we needed to "seek closure" when someone dies. It would then, supposedly, become easier to "move on" and live our lives. Now, researchers and advocates of deat