In Self-Care Posted
Is Grief Really Love With No Place To Go?
One of the quotes I’ve been pondering this year is… “Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give - but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up [...]
In Self-Care Posted
A Lightning Bolt of Loss
Monday morning was shattered by a single phone call. His words felt like a lightning bolt coursing through my body. From the top of my head, plunging into my stomach. He called to say his wife, [...]
In Support Posted
Grief is NOT Contagious
When people we love experience grief due to loss, we often put up an emotional wall. We don’t want to “catch” their heavy emotions. But grief is not a disease to cure or a problem to fix. It [...]
In Grief Awareness Posted
Grief Hits the Big Screen
Grief hit the big screen in the recent movie Ford vs Ferrari. Watch it and witness the emotions of Raw Grief and Fragile Grief. And feel the obvious discomfort of grief-phobic colleagues [...]
In Holidays Posted
Will You Allow Heavy Emotions to Ruin Your Holidays?
Recently a client said: “I am dreading the holidays. I don’t know how I will feel from one minute to the next!” Guess what? I don’t know how I will feel from one minute to the next either! I’d [...]
In Holidays Posted
7 Tips to Navigate Thanksgiving Grief
Thanksgiving is just days away. Last night in our Suicide Bereavement Support group (www.sbsnw.org), I shared the following: 1. This year, invite everyone to help create the table decorations. [...]
In Uncategorized Posted
Over Seven Million Leveled by Grief
Grief follows me everywhere - even to the Oregon coast!! Last Sunday morning shortly after 7 a.m. my dear friend, Barb, sent a text. It read: “You up? If you are, watch CBS Sunday Morning. [...]
In Self-Care Posted
As if Grief is not enough… there’s Stress
The physical response to grief and stress are similar. Both cause tightness and constriction. Both require intentional self-care. Several years ago I was asked by Blue Cross-Blue Shield to [...]
In Youth Suicide Posted
Why Take This Survey? Two Reasons
Did you know that gifted children are possibly at higher risk of suicide? We need more research about the links between giftedness, youth, and suicide. That’s why I’m asking you to complete an [...]
Is Grief Scary This Halloween?
Are you a parent whose child has died? Do you feel haunted by grief, scared of the pain Halloween memories bring? Keep reading and discover an exercise for finding peace about the Halloween [...]