Allow Yourself Care Everyone knows that grief comes unbidden. The common belief is that thoughts always precede feelings, however, when you are grieving, you may not even be thinking about your [...]
Is Making a New Year’s Resolution Really Gentle? How often do we (who are in the midst of grieving) feel we must follow the calendar? Making a New Year’s resolution, writing goals, [...]
Self-Care is the Foundation for Surviving Grief What if the only reason for this journey of life was to learn to love, cherish and adore yourself no matter what was happening in your life? Could [...]
Is Your Grieving Mind Tormenting You? Loss is a universal part of life. Grief is a natural, multifaceted response to loss even thought everything is cyclical. The stars, the mountains, the [...]
The Grief Grinch Comes in Many Forms It’s “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year “unless you are grieving and the Grief Grinch is stealing your Christmas. As we know so well, Raw [...]
Energy is Neither Created Nor Destroyed We all know that Einstein proved this. Oprah went on to simplify it by saying: “Everything is Energy.” What if we substitute the word Love for [...]
#1 Decide to Show UP for 5 Minutes Grieving parents feel alone. Abandoned by friends who don’t know what to say or fear saying the wrong thing, they are excluded. Make the decision to show [...]
What is a Lighthouse for the Bereaved? “ Hi, I am so ___________(relieved, glad, happy -I pick the one that is the truth in that moment) to see you.” Then I ask the bereaved: [...]
What are You Telling Yourself About your Grief? As a grieving parent of six months, six years, three years, ten years, what are you telling yourself about this pain? Are you judging yourself [...]
Do you know someone in grief – Want to call them – Don’t know what to say? Once again, allow me to offer simple, helpful words of comfort to someone who has experienced a [...]
