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My Daughter’s Birth Mother & Mother’s Day
Grief Is Grief Mother’s Day can be emotionally painful for those who have lost a child to death. It can also be emotionally painful to those who have lost a child to adoption, abortion or because of drug addiction… Grief is grief. And sometimes we forget, me included, that there are people around us with […]
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The Singles Group At Church
From Widowed To Single Immediately after Donald’s death I knew that I was a widow. However, it took me another nine months to realize that I was single. I’m not sure what motivated me to attend the singles group at church. Well, yes I do. My daughter’s grandfather thought it was be a good idea. […]
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Where Is Your Wedding Ring?
Where Is Your Wedding Ring? After Donald died I was at a friend’s house and her husband’s mother was visiting. She had been widowed for over twenty years and she was also a friend of my husband Donald’s family. As we were chatting about Donald’s death she looked down at my hands and gasped. […]
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Will A New Relationship Take Away The Pain?
Will A New Relationship Take Away The Pain? After one of my very first workshops a woman walked up to me and asked me the following question, “Will a new relationship make the pain go away?” She shared that her husband had died unexpectedly a few months before and that she was looking for a […]
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Now What? Animals Experience Grief, Too!
Animals Experience Grief My first experience with animals grieving happened after the death of my husband, Donald. Our family had two dogs at that time. Harley, a three year old Gordon Setter and Daisy a five year old Beagle. Daisy was a rescue dog and we adopted her when she was a year old. Harley […]
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We Grieve All Loss
We Grieve All Loss Often times overlooked is the fact that grief is the normal and predictable reaction to all types of significant loss – not just the death of a close loved one. For example, loss of job, loss of health, loss of youth, death of pet, empty nest, Covid deaths and shutdowns… When […]
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Healing Action Step: Find Support!
Let’s Be Honest Even when we are not dealing with grief we like to feel supported. This is because when we receive the support that we need we feel understood, safe, comforted, valued and sometimes even taken care of. Lack of support, on the other hand, can leave us feeling alone, frustrated, disconnected and maybe […]
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Why Is Telling Your Story Important?
Why Is Telling Your Story Important? Sharing stories is how healing happens. Emotional energy and grief pain are released along with each word that we speak. And when we listen as other’s share their stories of loss we realize that we are not alone. Additionally, when we listen to someone who shares a similar experience […]
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