My father died suddenly almost 56 ago. He was 56 when he died, and he would have been 112 years old today if he were still alive. I have been a therapist in private practice for 35 years. One of my specialties is grief therapy. I wonder how that happened. I seem to miss him...
I wake up in the morning religiously at four thirty AM. I have no need to get up that early. I don’t have a job that requires predawn awakening. I am startled when I open my eyes and begin to have this worried sensation in my body. My stomach is upset and the quiet in...
Hi, my name is Bob Livingstone and I am a psychotherapist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have been fortunate to have worked with many around the issues of grief and loss for the past thirty-two years. I chose to specialize in this area because my father died suddenly when I...
Ten years ago, April 15, 2009, I passed out while running and almost died. I didn’t tell anyone about collapsing on the grass for a week. This silence is due to a combination of toxic masculinity and denial. I was terrified two weeks later when my wife, Gail drove me to the Hospital Emergency Room....
My father died suddenly on Nov. 9, 1966 when I was fifteen years old. He had a stroke, went to the ICU and died two days later. When I think about this awful/pivotal time, I have a vast array of angry and sad feelings. How institutions failed my family: The hospital would not allow my...
