Making the Holidays Your Own
Happy (?) Holidays. When grieving, the holidays can feel anything but happy. If this time of year makes you feel lonely, disconnected, resentful, overwhelmed and [...]
Silence
Silence. Those we love, no longer here. The missing sears through our souls. The pain, surreal, disorienting, pervasive. The reality that our calls and texts [...]
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 [...]
Sharing A Lifetime With Grief
I asked grief, how long would she stay? “For as many days as you love him” she answered. “Then we will be sharing my lifetime [...]
Reality
Eyes open, mind registers, heart breaks, stomach drops. It is real. It did happen. They are gone. Tears. Nausea. Searing heartache. Reality. Grief sucks. Every [...]
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 [...]
Positive Remembrance and Grief
We know that death is a part of life but this does not make grieving any easier. When someone we care about dies the world [...]
Time
Time is fleeting. Quite literally in the blink of an eye. We often take for granted the time we have with those we love. We [...]
Loving Yourself Through Grief
Loving yourself through grief, it's necessary. Self-love, self-care, self-compassion, patience and a lot of reframing from I can’t, I’ll never to I can and I [...]
Happy?!
You give power to words. You define meaning. When a person wishes you a Happy…. try to receive it as a blessing, a prayer, a wish for the intensity of your pain to subside and the love, positive remembrance and healing to comfort.