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This week a bereaved mother came into the office. With dread in her voice she said, “His birthday is coming soon. It feels so heavy, awful, scary, and shattering - once again.” Her [...]

Today’s blog is by Susan Schoenbeck, MSN, RN.* She’s a loyal member of this community and a frequent contributor. How grateful I am that she shared this article with us. “What counts in [...]

These days, everything seems intensified. People are easily triggered. Fear, anger, anxiety, and grief come pouring out at the drop of a dime. People need a compassionate listening heart and ear. [...]

This week I had an opportunity to walk my talk. And guess what? It works! So, here’s what happened Last Friday, I was attending a wonderful Zoom Conference on Death and Dying. It concluded at [...]

When someone we know loses a loved one, we want to give a condolence card. Unfortunately, we’re grief-illiterate. Our words and cards often aren’t as comforting as we intended. [...]

It’s clear to me that not only are we a Grief-Phobic nation, we’re emotion-phobic. What we need is permission to really FEEL. And learn how to express/release our emotions in a healthy way. It’s [...]

COVID Fatigue, Financial Fears, Racial Injustice, Riots, and now Election emotions are taking their toll. Even among the most grounded of us. Every one of us experiences the overwhelm of [...]

Today, August 30th is National Grief Awareness Day. Will you choose self-compassion today? Do you have someone with you in your grief? A Companion? Recently I was once again a guest on AM North [...]

I was so relieved I cried when Kamala Harris acknowledged, “We are all in grief.” Grief for a lost year. YES!! Shift is happening! And I believe the grief phobia of the United States of America [...]

Are you ready for August 30th, National Grief Awareness Day? Or will it be, one of those dreaded days? A giant pothole you can’t avoid so you’re trapped-until-it’s-over? Create a self-compassion [...]