by Kari Driskell | May 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Our storm begins on the evening of Sunday, February 12th of 2017. My husband left our home to attend a football meeting with other area football coaches. Two-hours later I received a phone call from another coach from another coach’s cell-phone, “hurry...
by Kari Driskell | Dec 2, 2021 | Grief
First of all, before I get into my 4 IMMEDIATE TIPS OF ADVICE, I want to let you know that I know this is hard right now. And yes, it’s painful. And I’m sorry. Continuing to live a life when your person is not here anymore might just be the hardest thing...
by Kari Driskell | Feb 25, 2021 | Grief
This is gonna be a long one…. I am often asked how to help a griever. “[A good friend of mine | a neighbor | my kids’ bestfriend’s mom | fill-in-the-blank]’s husband died… what should I do? How can I help?”...
by Kari Driskell | Oct 28, 2020 | Grief
If I take the time to stop and really think about those hard times after my husband died, I can almost instantly get pulled right back into those moments. I remember they were painful… I didn’t know that I could survive my grief. But...
by Kari Driskell | Jul 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Are you in the waiting room with your old friend, Grief? Christina Rasmussen, author of the book, SECOND FIRSTS, refers to a “waiting room.” And with all the work I’ve done to understand grief – and through my own personal experience with grief - it makes sense. The...