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 [...]
I came home from the grocery store on Good Friday and sobbed. Here’s what happened that pushed me over the edge. To cry over spilled milk… Early Friday morning I decided to get out of my bathrobe [...]
We’re all being asked to be flexible as the world braces for the Covid-19 pandemic. Just this morning, I received an email informing me that my flight to Newark, NJ on April 29th must change to [...]
The world feels more chaotic. Traumatized people are seeking out therapy and support groups. They feel defenseless. Like their force-field shield is damaged. The state of Raw Grief can feel like [...]
Your world has been turned upside down by loss. But the world is still moving forward. How can this be? You’re struggling to gain your footing. To feel better – like your old self. You’ve [...]
Last week we explored the concept that YOU are the place for love to go. This means taking care of your precious self. AKA Self-care. Grief is a time for self-care. A giant “time-out” that [...]
One of the quotes I’ve been pondering this year is… “Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give – but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up [...]
Monday morning was shattered by a single phone call. His words felt like a lightning bolt coursing through my body. From the top of my head, plunging into my stomach. He called to say his wife, [...]
