Be A Lifeline
Grief is not contagious. You can not catch grief nor can you avoid it. Death is a part of life. Every single person will experience [...]
The Dance of Duality
“The answer to the pain of grief is not how to get yourself out of it, but how to support yourself inside it.” ~Unknown We [...]
Both/And
When someone you love dies living often feels like a battle of opposing thoughts, feelings, needs. It might feel like a betrayal, a travesty, to [...]
Creative Remembrance
When someone you love dies finding meaningful ways to honor and remember them becomes an important part of legacy work, healing and maintaining connection. Below [...]
I Have Choices
Grieving the loss of those we love is painful, depleting, lonely. Missing their presence, support, the sound of their voice, their touch. Grieving the loss [...]
Today I Grieve
Today I grieve. My heart is heavy, the loneliness intense, the isolation pervasive, the sorrow deep. One day. Five years. Twenty years... There is no [...]
A Thousand Silent Ways
I close my eyes and speak to you in a thousand silent ways. I miss you, daily and always. I miss you on milestones, holidays, [...]
The Loneliness of Grief
Grief is lonely. Mourning the loss of those we love is painful and lonely during normal times. This new normal of shelter-in-place makes grieving even [...]
Sometimes
I am tired. I don't feel like walking, going to yoga, eating anything other than my favorite sweets and carbs. I don't feel like being [...]
Choice
Does it ever get easier? Will this weight ever leave me? Will there ever be a time when I don't feel like crying? When I [...]