Last Tuesday my colleague said to me, “My husband is now in Memory Care. I feel like I am grieving.” As I listened and stayed in the moment with her, she continued, “I can’t believe he’s not [...]
Dear Community, I now realize there are two different groups of people in my community who read this weekly newsletter. The first group is you; one of those in grief. Your world has exploded [...]
Senator John McCain’s Passing Gives Us Pause My Beloved Community, Another “great” one recently passed. I was deeply touched when I read this tribute from Meghan McCain at the [...]
What IS the Best Way You Can Support Someone Who Is Grieving? […]
Giving you Freedom to Feel Better It is interesting to have so many videos on my Face Book feed these days. I just shared this one about FREEDOM on my Beyond Your Grief Face Book page. “Forget [...]
Where Do We Go From Here? The funeral is over, thank you notes written, and condolence meals eaten. You’re exhausted. What’s next? The real grieving journey begins. That’s when you gather your [...]
When you were asked in January to submit questions and concerns regarding grief, this was proposed: What’s another word for Loss? Taking this question into meditation, feeling it through [...]
Life is asking us to meet it on its terms, not ours. We try to control every minute detail, but life is too rambunctious, too wild. We simply can’t avoid the losses, wounds, and failures that [...]
Remember that grief is a natural consequence of loss, and loss is a natural part of life. What is happening to you, as painful as it is, is life’s natural cycle. It is ok to not to like it at [...]
