Heal your wounds of trauma and loss through the transformational power of writing. Discover and create meaning, help others, and remember with more love than pain. Writing does have the power to [...]
Has your heart been doing summersaults riding this election rollercoaster? Texts keep flooding in from friends, family, and clients during these nail-biting days. This exhausting emotional ride [...]
Bereaved clients often share they cannot put photos of their deceased in picture frames for their Day of the Dead Altar. They feel the simple act of putting a picture in the frame validates the [...]
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 [...]
Thank you! I appreciate your stories, questions, and comments that you send each week. Learning from you helps me grow. For example, read this story about what one woman does when it hurts too [...]
We’ve each experienced massive loss in our personal lives over these last few months. Added to our personal loss is the grief we feel over our national casualties that keep mounting up. This week [...]
I came home from the grocery store on Good Friday and sobbed. Here’s what happened that pushed me over the edge. To cry over spilled milk… Early Friday morning I decided to get out of my bathrobe [...]
We’re all being asked to be flexible as the world braces for the Covid-19 pandemic. Just this morning, I received an email informing me that my flight to Newark, NJ on April 29th must change to [...]
The world feels more chaotic. Traumatized people are seeking out therapy and support groups. They feel defenseless. Like their force-field shield is damaged. The state of Raw Grief can feel like [...]
Your world has been turned upside down by loss. But the world is still moving forward. How can this be? You’re struggling to gain your footing. To feel better - like your old self. You’ve [...]
