Pam WernichJan 113 min readHere and Not Here. The Enduring Perplexity of Ambiguous Grief An aircraft goes missing in flight. A hiker vanishes from the mountain paths. A soldier remains unaccounted for in a combat zone. Or...
Pam WernichOct 17, 20175 min readGrief and Guilt, "The Most Painful Companion of Death""Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death", observed psychiatrist-author Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Guilt is often a part of...
Pam WernichSep 5, 20176 min readPining, Pretend-Real and The Strange Normal of GrievingWe talk to our dead, and we see them manifest in nature. We hear their car turn into the driveway. We revive them imaginatively, meeting...