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Maralene Strom

Maralene Strom is a speaker and author who teaches on topics dealing with grief and recovery;Issues of living life 50 & Beyond; Caregiving in extended care facilities, home care, and special needs; Communicating with Empathy & Compassion.

Maralene is also a freelance writer with a weekly column for a local publication; feature stories for various publications in the states and abroad; and contracted ezine editor for various ezines. She is currently co-authoring a new book called 50 & Beyond and another book for caregivers to be released in 2007.

Maralene is also a communications consultant/coach with clients stateside and overseas . Her passion is encouraging people to discover life's meaning as they journey now and into their future with compassion for themselves and others.
Articles by this Author
» The Turning of My Quilt
By Maralene Strom | Published 10/18/2006 | Grief-Loss | Unrated
The most significant event was the day I decided to redo our bedroom about nine months after my husband’s death. I was finally ready to let go of the fact that it was no longer our bedroom but it was now mine.
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» The Grace of Aging
By Maralene Strom | Published 10/18/2006 | Grief-Loss | Unrated
Loss comes in many faces. As aging advances there is a sense of loss which occurs to the one aging and to those who watch the process. Observing the process opens up a valuable resource of discovering the grace and wisdom unfolding in the acceptance of diminishing capacity in the transition of life.
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» The Woman Under the Bridge
By Maralene Strom | Published 10/18/2006 | Grief-Loss | Unrated
One morning the faint sounds of crooning came from behind me. I stopped my bike to follow the sound. Under the bridge I saw her holding in her arms a man, rocking him as if singing a lullaby. As I approached, her eyes were filled with tears with grief...
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» New Beginnings
By Maralene Strom | Published 10/18/2006 | Grief-Loss | Unrated
In my own life experience, I have felt that there were those times I was facing an ending. It was so overwhelming I was not sure that tomorrow would ever feel the warmth and joy again. Miraculously, I discovered a newness of living that was not on my radar screen. I began again in a newness of living life as it opened up new vistas.
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» Passing Legacy Forward - Food Memories
By Maralene Strom | Published 10/18/2006 | Grief-Loss | Unrated
When she died, her husband was so grief stricken that in his pain he destroyed all her recipes. It was not til later he realized her recipes were part of her legacy.
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