Sophia Dembling

About

Sophia is author of The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World and Introverts in Love: The Quiet Way to Happily Ever After.

Sophia also is the author of 100 Places in the USA Every Woman Must Go, The Yankee Chick's Survival Guide to Texas and co-author of The Making of Dr. Phil: The Straight-Talking True Story of Everyone's Favorite Therapist and I Can Still Laugh: Stories of Inspiration and Hope from Individuals Living with Alzheimer's. Her essays and articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines nationwide.

Photo by Manuel M. Pecina

Books by Sophia Dembling

Recent Posts

A Personal Spin on the Stages of Grief

Personal Perspective: My personal stages of grief are a little different from Kubler-Ross's, and I suspect there will be more than five when all's said and done.

When Healing Both Helps and Hurts

A Personal Perspective: Eventually, in grief, we have to start letting go of the past and embracing change for the future. It's part of healing, but that doesn't mean it's easy.

Why It's So Hard to Part With a Lost Loved One's Things

Personal Perspective: The things loved ones leave behind when they die can be emotionally charged and hard to part with, but eventually, they may feel more sad than soothing.

When Loss Changes the Holidays

A Personal Perspective: To survive the holidays, while grieving my spouse, I needed to invent traditions for myself.

Questions That Arise as Grief Matures

A Personal Perspective: As grief matures, the questions in widowhood grow more complex as we must (reluctantly) write the next chapter in our lives.

The Dual-Process Model of Grief

A Personal Perspective: As we grieve, sometimes we look backward, sometimes forward. This is the dual-process model of grief, and it's both hopeful and stressful.

Grief 101: The Resources That Helped Me Through

Personal Perspective: There are myriad tools to help you do grief work; I used them all.

Finding Hope in Grief

What can we hope for as we grieve? At first, just withstanding the pain. Eventually we can start focusing on the future.

The Long, Tedious Slog of Grief

A Personal Perspective: Grief can hang on for a long time, wearing out its welcome. We have no choice but to slog along with it on our road to healing.

How Widows Are at Risk for Love Bombing

A Personal Perspective: Loneliness and skin hunger make widows especially vulnerable to love bombing; it's easy to ignore red flags in favor of relief from grieving.