I met Marie ten years ago.   I would have told you then that I entered the church to escape the… Read more Marie

Thanksgiving is approaching and thoughts of gathering around the dining room table brings to mind one of my favorite articles,… Read more Colorful Feelings

Years ago I blamed deafness rather than accept responsibility for it.  Many times I said, “You get the phone. I… Read more Responsible Language

Dr. Burns, author of The Feeling Good Handbook, suggests that people will start to feel better about themselves when they… Read more Feeling Good – Part Three

People who become deaf often prolong the agony that accompanies non-acceptance of deafness by telling themselves things that are not… Read more Feeling Good – Part Two

Those of you who read my column know that my writing focuses on two things: late-deafness and helping people feel… Read more Feeling Good – Part One

In Grief’s Courageous Journey, authors Sandi Caplan and Gordon Lang identify three stages in working through the process of grieving… Read more Grieving a Loss – Part Five

In Grief’s Courageous Journey, authors Sandi Caplan and Gordon Lang identify three stages in working through the process of grieving… Read more Grieving a Loss – Part Four

An important part of journeying through our grief over hearing loss is recognizing and expressing feelings we have about our… Read more Grieving a Loss – Part Three

Some late-deafened people find it helpful to create an image of how they picture their grief over hearing loss.  It… Read more Grieving a Loss – Part Two