This month welcomes the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. Since December we’ve rejoiced as each day brought a little more daylight. Winter is now behind us. Did it seem to take forever? And what about the “winter of your grief”? Was it the longest year (or...
If you’ve been on a country drive lately, you likely noticed all the newborn calves dotting the fields. I never tire of watching them skip around on spindly legs. And I laugh out loud as they dash to visit a fellow playmate. But then race back to mother’s side at the...
Grief or anxiety attacks can hit anytime without warning. And sometimes we can get sucked into a negative spiral. Our mean mind takes over. Before you know it, we’ve fallen down a dark deep hole. Don’t you think life would be a little better if you could draw...
You can find hope in the darkness of grief by embracing the Practices of Gratitude. If you feel trapped in a dark pit of grief right now, you might want to scream at me for even suggesting you be grateful. Let alone establish a practice of gratitude. Don’t you know I...
Is Love Possible After Your Lover Dies? Cary Valentine was interviewed during Michelle Marchant Johnson’s Fuel Your Feminine Fire summit. I immediately recognized that, unlike other men I have dated, he had done his grief work. After the death of his wife, Wendy,...
National weather reports torrential rains in many parts of the country. We’ve seen the devastation of tornadoes in the south. Severe weather events bring loss. As we know, Grief IS a natural consequence of loss. How are you in this moment with these traumatic words...