When Death Is Near

Hello friends,

This is your last reminder to sign up for my upcoming
teleseminar series: A Healing Journey through Grief and Loss where I will help
you deal with your sadness and bring you peace during this holiday
season.

The series will begin on Thursday, November 6th at 5pm
Pacific/9pm Eastern and run through December 4th, with no class the week of
Thankgiving.

To register for the series follow the link below:
http://artichokepress.com/teleseminars/Healing_Journey.htm

By
joining me for this workshop you will learn:
    *  Stages of Grief and what
to expect
    * How to seek support and ask for help
    * How to face an
empty chair at the holiday table
    * How to Find forgiveness of ourselves
and others
    * Dealing with the expectations of others
    * What are
triggers for tears
    * Coping skills and regaining self confidence
    *
Who you are now? Redefining your role

So, I hope you will make this small
investment of time and money that will help you enjoy the blessings of the
coming holiday season.

Click here to register!
http://artichokepress.com/teleseminars/Healing_Journey.htm

In
Peace and Abundance,

Judy H. Wright

P.S. If this message does not resonate with you now I encourage you to
forward this message to anyone you know would benefit.

Hello from beautiful Montana:

As most of you know, I am a family educator and coach and work with families just like yours and mine all over the place.  One of the most reoccurring themes is anger.  How it works, how to manage it, where it comes from and what to do when it is directed at you.

People who have undergone a trauma or are in the middle of a stressful situation may turn to anger because they don’t know other ways to express their frustrations.

Anger is a powerful emotion and is experienced for many reasons.  it may be expressed with physical and emotional components like:

• Agitation
• frustration
• indignation
• exasperation,
• hostility
• extreme displeasure.

It can also be displayed physically by:

• Aggression
• destructive behavior toward self, others and property.
• verbal attacks
• violent behavior
• threats towards others and self

Anger is expressed in varying ranges from irritated to enraged.  When anger is expressed correctly, it is the basis for change and the outcome is positive.  When expressed in a dangerous way, the result can vary from hurt feelings and strained relationships to destruction of property and even suicide.

You can learn to Control your anger by recognizing the triggers and redirecting those emotions and feelings to more positive outlets.

Under every angry outburst or feeling is an unmet need.  What do you need to make you feel safe and respected?  Can you ask for that instead of blowing up about something that really is just “the straw that broke the camel’s back?”

Good luck, I am pulling for you.

Judy H. Wright aka Auntie Artichoke,family relationship coach and author

PS:  be sure to check out http://www.ArtichokePress.com to sign up for free Thursday teleclasses and radio shows on family relationships. You will feel like they are created just for you and they were.

Hello from beautiful Montana:

Have you ever heard someone say that in retrospect a tragedy was the best thing that ever happened to them?  You just shake your head and wonder what they are talking about. How can the bad be good?

Get Over Your Grief

For someone who has recently lost a loved one, the future is confusing, frightening and very vague.  They are not sure who they are now that they are no longer the caregiver, wife, daughter or whoever they had labeled themselves through the years.

One never gets over the loss, but they get better at defining who they are and what they are capable of. Many people assume that once a year has past, the pain will have lessened and they will be “all better.”

But sometimes it is the shock of losing someone through death, illness or divorce that forces us to look inside and decide to change the direction of our lives.  Who and what we were will never be the same again. Of course, we grieve about what might have been and recognize the future will be not be one containing the lost loved one..

Get  a Different Perspective

One of the most difficult aspects of long term bereavement  is to know that life will never be the same nor will we.  As time goes on, however, we begin to see the future with new eyes and recognize that we are survivors and can build a new life that maintains the memories of the past and builds on new experiences.

Michael J. Fox writes Lucky Man

I recently picked up a bunch of books at the Thrift Shop to read in the car on a trip.  One surprisingly excellent one was Michael J. Fox’s memoir of finding how Parkinson’s Disease had made a difference in his life.

I quote a paragraph:

    “I am no longer the person described in the first few pages of this chapter, and I am forever grateful for that.  I would never want to go back to that life-a sheltered, narrow existence fueled by fear and made livable by insulation, isolation, and self-indulgence.  it was a life lived in a bubble-but bubbles, being the most fragile constructions, are easily destroyed.  All it takes is a little finger.”

You Are Stronger Than You Think

I have confidence in your ability to endure this grief and to come out on the other end a different but better person  You  have much to share with the world and you will be guided how to present that message to others.

I would like to invite you to check out the  Thursday teleclasses and radio shows  listed on http://www.ArtichokePress.com  They are free and you will feel they have been designed just for you.  And they have been.

Love, Judy H. Wright

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