What do you do when you want to be like all the other kids, but you can’t because of your physical limitations? And what do you do when the other kids tease and bully you because you’re different? Some kids let it define them in…
Finally, you are managing your grief and feeling pretty good and then all of a sudden something out of the blue triggers your pain. Sometimes it’s so painful it almost feels like you are reliving the pain all over again. First of all, relax. This…
Marriages end because a spouse dies OR because someone decides to end it. Either way, there can be tremendous grief. But for those that are divorced, this loss might linger a bit longer. With death, it is final. With divorce, you might always still think…
During the recent loss of my beloved sidekick and podcast co-host, my dog Ollie, I have been experiencing gut wrenching heartbreak and grief. A friend of mine told me to feel the love people were sending me and I told her I was incapable of…
“Grief does not last forever. It should not be allowed to.” When I read those words in her soon to be released book “the rebellious WIDOW”, I knew I had found a soul sister. Jill Johnson-Young KNOWS this to be true. Not just because she…
Ever get one of those thoughts or “nudges” that you should call someone or reach out to them in some manner? I’m sure you have, as I get them all the time. In this “Inspirationista Insight” episode I talk about why you should never ignore…
When it comes to talking about laughter, there is no better go-to source than a comedian, right? Greg Kettner has spent a lot of time on stages making people laugh and he found it a most useful tool when it came to helping his step-daughter…
Not all grieving is associated with death. Katherine Knopeploh knows this all to well, as her grieving began the moment she found out she had stage 3 breast cancer. Her grief began with her diagnosis, but was intensified because of her two special needs children.…
When you are grieving there are many times your mind keeps thinking the same negative thoughts over and over and over again. And no matter what you try, they are still there. Can you stop these thoughts? Yes you can. How do you do it?…
Permission to Thrive. Have you given yourself the permission to not just survive your loss but to THRIVE after your loss? It’s not necessarily easy to do, but it can be done. Susan Angel Miller, knows this as her truth following the sudden loss of…