Find A Plane Please!
How do I tell my children that their father took his life? How will I find the words? These questions kept rolling through my mind over and over.. Praying again…
Leave It At The Front Door
A recent meeting with a client reminded me of the enormous support our family received after Ben passed away. There was so much food and some amazingly thoughtful gifts like…
I Didn’t Cry This Year
Christmas is always a tough time of year for our family because we are missing our sweet Ben. It’s been over seven years since he passed away and while we…
6 Reasons You Should Consider Attending a Grief Support Group
1) It’s a safe place where you can go, usually once a week, and talk (and cry) about how you are feeling. Especially when many people close to you go…
Ideas For Healthy Grieving
First, there are no quick fixes for your grief. Navigating grief takes work. You have to be willing to get out of bed and do a few small things every day.…
Tips for Bystanders
Give them a HugMost people who have lost a loved one agree that the most you can do for them is give them a big hug. Of course, you always…
Navigating The Holidays
The holidays will never be the same after you lose someone you love. Especially if it was an immediate family member. Many people completely abandon the traditions of the past…
Run south child…
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on asummer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the cloudsfloat across the sky,…
Do I have to go…?
Several months into my grief journey, I felt I needed to look into grief support groups in town. I wasn’t ready to share too much, but I was willing to…
Survivors Guide To Four Letter Words
SURVIVORS GUIDE TO FOUR LETTER WORDS It took at least two years before I would accept that I was a survivor. It took a little longer to understand how…