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Have you ever felt stuck? Like in soul-sucking mud. Not one kernel of motivation. Wanting only to sit, or sleep, or just stay under the bed covers. Certainly, not springing forward – like our [...]

Grief comes with aging. The inevitable loss of strength, home, friends, family, health, and more. Aging calls for greater self-acceptance and grace. During the last year, I learned just how much [...]

Yes, guilt can kill you. I didn’t know this until after my brother Mark died. And I witnessed my mother getting trapped in a cycle of grief and guilt. She kept replaying the horrible tragedy of [...]

During the holidays I did not travel to another planet. It just felt that way. There’s been plenty wrong on earth for the past 11 months. And I just don’t feel ok. You probably don’t either. But [...]

Heal your wounds of trauma and loss through the transformational power of writing. Discover and create meaning, help others, and remember with more love than pain. Writing does have the power to [...]

Has your heart been doing summersaults riding this election rollercoaster? Texts keep flooding in from friends, family, and clients during these nail-biting days. This exhausting emotional ride [...]

Bereaved clients often share they cannot put photos of their deceased in picture frames for their Day of the Dead Altar. They feel the simple act of putting a picture in the frame validates the [...]

Are you ready for August 30th, National Grief Awareness Day? Or will it be, one of those dreaded days? A giant pothole you can’t avoid so you’re trapped-until-it’s-over? Create a self-compassion [...]

Thank you! I appreciate your stories, questions, and comments that you send each week. Learning from you helps me grow. For example, read this story about what one woman does when it hurts too [...]

We’ve each experienced massive loss in our personal lives over these last few months. Added to our personal loss is the grief we feel over our national casualties that keep mounting up. This week [...]