by Kimberly Snarr | Sep 6, 2019 | Bereavement, Blog, Grief
Sunday is National Pet Memorial Day – a time to pause and remember the pets we lost and cherished. Tobi loved the sun. He would leap up on a porch chair, stretch his neck and legs, yawn and lay down to sleep in the hot, outdoor air. I lived with my green-eyed, tiger...
by Kimberly Snarr | Aug 30, 2019 | Bereavement, Blog, Community, Counseling, Grants, Grief, Health & Wellness, Music, Volunteers
It’s National Grief Awareness Day on August 30 – a time to shine light on grief, support and healing. Healing Oasis Loss and grief can affect our whole wellbeing, from emotional stress, physical health and difficulty with sleeping, eating, concentration and other...
by Kimberly Snarr | Jul 29, 2019 | Awards, Bereavement, Blog, careers, Counseling, Grief, Hospice Care
Congratulations to our July Impact Award winner, Dawn Melvin, LCSW, a bereavement counselor for Suncoast Hospice. Melvin joined Suncoast Hospice in 2004. She helps bring hope and healing for families whose loved ones died in our care through individual counseling and...
by Kimberly Snarr | May 28, 2019 | Blog, Community, Counseling, Grief, Health & Wellness, Traumatic Loss
May is Mental Health Month – a time to focus on taking care of our mental wellness. Almost everywhere we look, there is news of devastating events and deaths. These stories can weigh heavy on our minds and hearts. It may even compound or resurrect our own...
by Kimberly Snarr | Apr 30, 2019 | Bereavement, Blog, Care Centers, Community, Grief, Spiritual Care, Spirituality
The Buddhists and people of Tibet have long believed that the power of prayer set forth in nature brings good to all. Our Suncoast Hospice Care Center Mid-Pinellas is honored to take part in an ancient and sacred Tibetan prayer cloth tradition intended to create peace...
by Kimberly Snarr | Feb 28, 2019 | Bereavement, Blog, Community, Grief
As we travel through our lives we inevitably will experience the heartache of a loved one’s death. How do we cope, change and grow after such painful loss and grief? Once again we will hold The Sacred Art of Living While Grieving group based on the teaching of grief...
