Recent Writings
Online
Recent Online Article
Processing Grief for Mental Health
When you're grieving, it's important to check in on your mental health, look out for warning signs, and build up your resilience. Guest writer Jessica Liria, from the David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health, shares tips on how to do this.
Grief: Recognizing Where We Are
When I was grieving, I felt my world had stopped. My biggest adjustment was knowing that the world wouldn’t stop for me. It doesn’t stop for anyone who has lost a loved one. If you want to get back to your life, you must make changes and move along with it.
Celebrating Mother’s Day After Loss
Mother’s Day recalls all things maternal – warm and wonderful hugs, children’s homemade cards, a delicious dinner, mom’s loving kisses and smiles. But Mother’s Day can be extremely challenging for children who have lost a mother.
In Print
Recent Print Article
Gracious Givers Avow Hospice Article
Interview with Richard Ballo, published in the Fall/Winter 2022 Avow Newsletter by Alyssa Morlacci. A local author and community group are coming together to support Avow.
Thoughts from Dad by Neapolitan Family
I write about healing to help people who are left to grieve and remember their loved ones.
Higher Education
By Richard Ballo Florida Gulf Coast University, November 12, 2004 Naples resident Richard Ballo recently established