Episode 36 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Passing of a Family Member and Major Injury or Illness
Apr 5, 2011 Family Preparedness
This episode covers 2 more of life’s most stressful events. Is anyone ever really prepared for these things to happen? Probably not, but even some degree of preparation can help you dramatically. Sometimes even just thinking about these things and recognizing that they do happen, can be some comfort.
I hope you get something out of this podcast – it was a hard one to do. Just thinking and talking about the subject matter was very stressful for me. It may be distressing to listen to, and to think about these possible disasters. Nonetheless, we have to face the topic, if we are going to be prepared at all for it.
My sincere prayers and wishes are that you never have to go through any of this. Yet I also want you to be prepared if you have to go through it.
Tags: CBT, death, disability, family, illness, injury, preparedness, therapy
Episode 32 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Death of a Spouse
Aug 8, 2010 Family Preparedness
These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an incredible amount of grief for you and your family. Yet we know that these things are almost inevitable, so we can plan for them and make them less stressful for ourselves. Once we have planned for them, they don’t have to loom in the back of our mind, like a gargoyle waiting to pounce. We can concern ourselves with more enjoyable things.
By preparing, we can dramatically improve the quality of our lives today and in the event that these common life events happen. Today, we talk about being prepared for the passing of a spouse or of ourselves – to ease the burden of our grieving spouse and family by making sure you have wills in place and up to date. This is just an overview to get you thinking.
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