How Do You Move Forward after Trauma?

My Dear Community, Recently, I spoke with a grieving woman who lost her child by suicide 19 months ago. She asked me, “How did you move forward after your son’s traumatic death? Talk therapy just does not work.” I paused, took a deep breath and began… Four years...

The Body Tells The Truth: Are You Listening?

My Dear Community, How do you get through the journey of grief? As I’ve shared many times, healing is a three-phased process: Raw Greif, Fragile Grief, and Gentle Grief. During my long grief journey, I’ve learned that the body tells the truth. It reveals...

Where Does the Trauma of Sudden Death Live in You?

What do you do when hearing news of sudden death and you can’t catch your breath? When you feel frozen and the trauma is stuck in your body? Try this exercise below. My Dear Community, I’m bombarded lately with late-night calls, emails, and texts from people bereaved...
Shock, Anger, Fear … Under it all is GRIEF

Shock, Anger, Fear … Under it all is GRIEF

In this moment millions of Americans are in shock and disbelief. How could Donald Trump be the President Elect? How could he not be? Millions of Americans feel victimized by “the System”. Working two and three jobs. Seeing little change in their lives year after year....
The Body Tells the Truth

The Body Tells the Truth

“The body tells the truth.” ~ Ilana Rubenfeld Where does grief live in your body? Recently a client discovered grief in their hip. The image that came up was of a large block of raw meat. “Raw-like?” I inquired. Grief can be so raw we can’t...