When beginning a grief session with someone, I usually ask, “How are you in this moment?” And then I follow up with, “On a scale of 1-10, how’s your grief?” or “On a scale of 1-10 how much are you missing them?” Why? Because these questions...
Who in the world plans to fail? Yet each of us do when we fail to plan. Mother’s Day is this Sunday, like it or not. So, if this day triggers emotional pain, make a plan for how you’ll spend it. Questions to help you plan: How will you allow the day to unfold?...
Sometimes grief attacks out of nowhere. Like a shark. A grief shark. When it happens, this is what you do. Here’s a call I got this week: Georgena, I wanted to make meatballs on Sunday and couldn’t find the recipe. So, I reached for my phone to call my...
How do we navigate the emotions of grief? By using a 3-step process of Recognize – Relate – Release. Here’s how I applied it this week. ____________________________________ I awoke Monday morning with dark clouds shrouding my heart. I could not feel...
