My life goals include defending the freedom to grieve, protecting joy, inspiring faith, finding beauty in a broken world, and walking beside others during life’s difficult journeys.
When it comes to the end of a relationship, the loss of a loved one, or even a national tragedy, we are often told we need “closure.” But while some people do find closure for their pain and grief, many more feel closure does not exist and believe the notion only promises false hopes.
When we enter a space of grief, what do we need to do to return to a space of joy? Do we need closure?
In Closure: The Rush to End Grief and What It Costs Us, I encourage people not to push others (or themselves) through grief.
We sit at the kitchen table, brushing off the chill of a winter evening. Gloria puts down her coffee mug and reaches for
Settling back in the chair, Tim talks about his wife Leah, who died 15 years ago. “There’s not a day that goes by
