Creating conversations about loss

Storytelling

By Beth McLaughlin April 27, 2018 10:52 AM Updated May 04, 2018 08:00 AM Widows run in my family. My maternal grandmother became a widow at the age of 54. She lived the rest of her life, the next 30 years, alone. My aunt, her daughter, lost her husband when […]

Widows and Wine: A Club No One Wants to Join

May 18, 2018 in Belonging / Grief / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin

BY BETH MCLAUGHLIN On the morning of New Year’s Day, 2017, I sat on the balcony of my condominium and gazed at the Atlantic Ocean. The sun had just risen, smearing the sky with splashes of pink and orange before being overshadowed by a smudge of slate gray clouds. I […]

In Grief, Laughter Goes with Tears

November 14, 2017 in Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin

BY EVELYN WALD During the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Learning to Live: What’s Your Story? sponsored a Community Remembrance Creation event. The mission of our collaborative partnership is to encourage people to share their stories of how they are learning to live with loss â€” loss, grief, growth […]

Community Members Use Art to Express Grief

September 5, 2017 in Belonging / Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin

BY BRENDA OYLER KIM LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST REDDIT PRINT ORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY I was 38 years old when my brother died suddenly. At the time of his death, I was living in another state more than eight hours away from my family. I will never forget receiving the […]

Each Loss Is Unique

July 17, 2017 in Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin

BY JACKI HUNT The power of storytelling entered my life when National Public Radio introduced Story Corps in 2003. The stories of everyday people unfolding through interviews by a friend or relative became an important part of my week. The power of those interviews was magnified thousands of times by […]

Storytelling Has the Power to Heal

June 22, 2017 in Grief / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin