Letting Go of Understanding

Have you ever experienced a traumatic or extremely disappointing event in your life? Maybe you lost a loved one or special friend unexpectantly; or a significant relationship ended and you were devastated. Often times, we seek to understand the purpose of these painful events. We may have many unanswered questions about the hurtful event.

Grief That Doesn’t Fit In: Part 2

If you have experienced a grief that is disenfranchised or if you recognize that others in your life may have, it is vital to find a way to make space for open mourning.

Often, when grief is disenfranchised, it is a result of beliefs about the way things should work and how people are supposed to relate to their world.

Learning to Grieve Your Loss

By the age of forty, most people have experienced some form of loss at least fifteen times. The journey takes courage. Grief is not an easy path to negotiate and simply taking the next step forward is often fraught with overwhelming feelings. Is recovery from loss possible? Yes – although the definition of recovery may need some explanation.

Coping with Change

Change can be really hard to accept, especially when we don’t have any choice in the matter. Here are a few tips to make the change feel easier!

Beating the Winter Blues

There are things that can help make winter more manageable. Check out these helpful tips to get you through this season!

Grief Journaling

Grief journaling helps us express the depth of what we’re going through in order to slowly begin rebuilding.

Miscarriage Matters – Part 3

We need to talk about our experience. We need to talk to validate our experience. We need to talk to help end the stigma so that other women feel less alone during a difficult time.

Miscarriage Matters – Part 2

Grieving the loss of miscarriage can feel complex because the grief is for something that in some ways never fully was.