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Grief and Loss

In Memory of my Father-in-Law, Alan Richman

19 June 2022 by Esther Kane

Sadly, I have experienced my fair share of loss over the past four years. My heart broke when I lost my maternal grandmother Ruth in April of 2018: https://www.estherkane.com/in-memory-of-granny-ruth-on-mothers-day/ That was soon followed by the death of one of my fur babies, Ike. And then, a few months … [Read more...] about In Memory of my Father-in-Law, Alan Richman

Dealing With Family Cut-Offs

24 April 2022 by Esther Kane

Man avoiding phone call

Unfortunately, there is an unending need to explore the complicated issue of family cutoffs or what is commonly referred to as 'familial estrangement'.  I have addressed this issue in previous posts. Check them out if you haven't done so … [Read more...] about Dealing With Family Cut-Offs

Living with Loss

16 January 2022 by Esther Kane

Wilted flowers on gravestone

Above is a compilation of my favourite pics of my darling Siberian kitties, Abe (grey) and Ike (white) during the blessed years we had to enjoy them. Ike passed a few years ago just before he turned 13 and Abe passed less than two months ago just before he turned 16. I had to wait for the giant surge of … [Read more...] about Living with Loss

How to Manage the Grief of Pregnancy Loss

14 December 2020 by Esther Kane

Doctor talking to woman about miscarriage

My Client's Story: October 15th marked Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, so on that day, I wrote about my experience with pregnancy loss and my work to understand my grief and myself.   I experienced four recurrent early miscarriages before I found the help I needed to create my family. My … [Read more...] about How to Manage the Grief of Pregnancy Loss

How Can I Deal with my Anger in a Healthy Way?

12 October 2020 by Esther Kane

Angry woman writing a letter

Therapeutic Letter-Writing: Part 2 As promised from last week’s post, The Magic of the Unsent Letter, I am following up with Part 2: The Sweet Release of Writing a Rant Letter.   Every time I give this letter-writing homework, I send them the links to two of my blog posts I’ve written on the subject. … [Read more...] about How Can I Deal with my Anger in a Healthy Way?

Therapeutic Letter-Writing: The Unsent Letter

5 October 2020 by Esther Kane

Writing a letter

I’ve decided to write a two-part series on the magic of a form of homework I give to practically ALL of my clients at one or more points on their healing journeys — THE UNSENT LETTER. Every time I give this letter-writing homework, I send them the links to two of my blog posts I’ve written on the subject. The … [Read more...] about Therapeutic Letter-Writing: The Unsent Letter

A Client’s Journey Through Family Cut-Offs

27 July 2020 by Esther Kane

Senior woman seeing no answer on cell phone

I am so delighted that one of my client’s offered to write the following piece for you about healing from being cut off from her adult children. I wrote What to do when a family member shuts you out last week. I also answered a reader’s question about what to do when you’ve been cut off by a family member … [Read more...] about A Client’s Journey Through Family Cut-Offs

What to do when a family member shuts you out

20 July 2020 by Esther Kane

Upset couple

During my 20+ years as a therapist, I cannot count how many times clients have shared heartbreaking stories of being cut off from family members. What I am referring to specifically is the conscious decision a person makes to cut off contact from another family member for a time- this can range from a few … [Read more...] about What to do when a family member shuts you out

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