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 [...]
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 [...]
Motherless
Although your Mom is no longer physically here and the typical ways of connecting are no longer a part of your daily relationship dynamic [...]
A New Year
A New Year. Another year without those we love beside us. How can this be? How is it that time has the audacity to move [...]
Joy? Yes, Joy.
During dark and painful times it can be impossible to notice (muchless access and actually experience) joy. The mere suggestion that we can experience joy [...]
Lean Into Spring
Spring has sprung. The flowers are blooming. The birds are singing. The sun is shining. So why do you feel so dark? So stuck? So [...]
Adaptive Coping and Grief
Grief is hard, unpredictable, complicated, and always (on a good day) just below the surface. It is not simply mourning the person but forever the [...]
Drowning Doesn’t Always Look Like Drowning…Neither Does Grief
I just read a very informative article about drowning by Mario Vittone. Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. [...]
Managing the Anxiety of Deep Grief
Deep grief is disorienting. The overwhelming uncertainty, disbelief and confusion of trying to accept, integrate and adjust to the new normal of life without your [...]
Tell Them
When your heart is broken and you feel scared and alone reach out, allow others in, connect. Shutting in and shutting down is not the [...]