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As the holidays and the longest dark night of the year approaches, I ask you, “How’s Your Grief?” It’s been a dark year filled with loss and grief. Today, I’m sharing a process for [...]

Advent begins today. The time of waiting for the Light. The countdown to Winter Solstice, the longest night. And December 25th – when many around the world celebrate Christmas, the dawn of [...]

Several people said to me this week, “I’m afraid of forgetting him.” Or, “Time is passing since her death and my memories of her are passing too.” Perhaps thoughts of Memorial Day are triggering [...]

Recently a client said: “I am dreading the holidays. I don’t know how I will feel from one minute to the next!” Guess what? I don’t know how I will feel from one minute to the next either! I’d [...]

Thanksgiving is just days away. Last night in our Suicide Bereavement Support group (www.sbsnw.org), I shared the following: 1. This year, invite everyone to help create the table decorations. [...]

Are you a parent whose child has died? Do you feel haunted by grief, scared of the pain Halloween memories bring? Keep reading and discover an exercise for finding peace about the Halloween [...]

Is the Grief Grinch Stealing Your Christmas? It’s “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” – unless it’s not. For you. You may be experiencing this holiday through the lens of grief. Everything [...]

Checkin’ Out My Holiday Grief   If pulled, grief is a thread that will leave us naked in song.  – Mark Nepo                    [...]