It’s the Happiest season of all! Joy to the World! Happy Holidays! Tis the season to feel jolly, unless of course you are grieving the loss of someone you love. Ugh. Sometimes you just want to get into bed, throw the covers over your head…
Because of the current times we are living in, more and more people are turning to online grief support groups because they are open when most of the world has been in lockdown. While many are great places to go to find people who completely…
In the fall of 2020 I was given a dream to create something to help shine the light on hope and healing to those who were experiencing pain and suffering from their loss. As a bereaved mom, I know how grief can feel like a…
If someone you love has died in the past year, getting through the holiday season can fill you with anxiety, fear and a lot of tears. Someone you loved died. That someone will be missing from Thanksgiving dinner and won’t be opening a special holiday…
There’s something about grief that can make you consumed with the fear of losing others you love too. The grief associated with the death of someone we love can be so painful we can’t imagine how we will survive it. Then we look to others…
Graduating Grief Briefs are episodes that are 10 minutes or less. A bite sized bit of wisdom, a quick insight to a breaktrough, or even sharing a tool to help you on your grief journey. In this episode we talk about “perspective”. Changing your perspective…
One of the most challenging things to do when faced with a death, health scare, or trauma is to keep your mind from getting the best of you. It is something that can compound your stress and zap your energy. So how do you reel…
Let’s talk about it! Yes, IT… Grief. Let’s talk about it so we can get comfortable and not fear it when it comes to you next time. I can’t think of a better person to talk about this subject than Anne DeButte. Anne is a…
What do you say to your boss when you are dealing with a loss in your personal life? The conversation is not an easy one, but it is one that MUST take place. Open lines of communication make it easier on you, your manager and…
“You are so strong.” “I could never survive what you have.” Those are just a few of the many phrases grievers have heard as they travel their path from grief to healing. But that simply isn’t true. Resiliency isn’t something you have, it is something…