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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Stories We Tell
But when you're gone Who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story? Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton The mention of our loved [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.