listening Archives - Virginia A. Simpson

7 Dec, 2023

Never Visit A Dying Person

Virginia Admin2023-12-07T21:53:42-08:00Dec 7th, 2023|Categories: Death and Dying, Uncategorized|Tags: Beyhan's Journey, butterfly, friendship, listening, living with dying, presence, visiting friend with terminal illness|

Never Visit A Dying Person I bet you’re scratching your head right now. Why wouldn’t you want to visit a dying person? Would you abandon your wife, husband, mother, [...]

18 Feb, 2019

What Grieving People Want You To Know

Virginia Admin2019-02-17T11:02:44-08:00Feb 18th, 2019|Categories: Grief|Tags: bereavement, caring, compassion, friendship, grief, grieving people, helping, listening, loneliness, loss, Love, understanding|

Through my work and the privilege of listening to so many stories, I have come to wonder where people get their ideas about how another person is supposed to [...]