Supporting Your Child Through Grief
It is normal to feel sad, angry, confused, upset, even anxious after someone you love dies. All feelings are okay. There is no timeline, no [...]
Deep Within Your Soul
Living beyond deep grief takes guts, patience, persistence and courage. Find the courage to live again. Find the courage to live in the now and [...]
Gift Yourself A Grief Break
Gift Yourself a Grief Break. Having visual reminders of what's important helps me to reset in those dark moments. Rocks ground me. I have them [...]
I Belong…to Myself!
You are only free when you realize you belong no place-you belong every place-no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great. [...]
The Lasts….
The last words spoken. The last touch. The last meal shared. The last laugh. The last show watched. The lasts….moments and interactions that would otherwise [...]
To Turn to Your Inner voice
My inner voice keeps me going. It helps me to stay focused, to reset, to begin again. My inner voice encourages me to keep trying [...]
The Transformative Power of Women Lifting Women
I read Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss soon after my Mom died. Hope Edelman's book offered me insight, guidance and hope as I began my own journey as a Motherless Daughter. Today, over 20 years later, I work as an LISW in a private practice counseling those experiencing grief and loss. www.transformativegrief.com is my website filled with articles, strategies and resources. Hope's book, Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss, is one of my recommended reads.
To Get Unstuck
What does it mean be stuck and how do you get unstuck? When you make the same choices over and over again, have the same [...]
Lessons From My Mom
Lesson One: Just Keep Going! On January 29th I will have lived as many days without my Mom as I did with her. This truth [...]