A common reaction to loss is to deny that the loss has happened. Denial doesn’t have to look like outright saying the death did not occur. It can look like going back to daily routines as if nothing has happened, not acknowledging that the loved one ever existed, or bowing out of conversations that involve the loved one
Joanne Gallardo
Joanne Gallardo is conference minister of Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA in Goshen, Indiana. Originally from northwest Ohio, Joanne is a graduate of Goshen College and Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. In addition to church work, Joanne has spent part of her career working in mental health. In her spare time, Joanne writes, sings in a women’s choir and enjoys spending time with friends.
Slowing down and thinking can be our friend, along with a good dose of being thankful for what we already have.
