Mom’s Deathiversary
It has been 4 years. Some days it feels like yesterday. Grief and loss is transformational. I’m not the person I was when my mom was still alive. Thats grief, but that’s also growth. I think she’d like who I have become.
You are the love the world needs
It’s not news that things just seem more and more depressing and disheartening out there. I posted this video a couple weeks ago after yet another mass shooting in the U.S. Only when we can love ourselves can we love others, and it’s what the world needs now. (Thanks, Burt Bacharach!)
Be in more photos
I made this video even though I’m a mess to remind you to be in more photos.
Grief impacts ALL of you
Society incorrectly believes that grief is an emotion. Instead, grief itself is something you experience, which means you “feel” all kinds of emotions as you live it. Grieving impacts your body, mind and spirit as much as any other part of life you experience: vacations, job searches, marriages, divorces, school, and on and on. What are some ways the grief experience affects your physical body, and what can you do to mitigate some of those issues? Let’s talk about that.
Grief
National Grief-in-Public Day is ultimately a day for awareness to be raised about our global grief crisis. By creating grief-accepting spaces in public, we begin to change the cultural narrative about where grief expression is acceptable.
Your presence is powerful
Want to know how to help someone you love deal with loss or trauma? I recommend “What Happened To You?” by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph. D and Oprah Winfrey. It emphasizes the importance of connectedness and being present for those you love. We can all learn how to be truly present with those we […]
