The Phenomenon of Grief: Exploring Community Mourning and the Loss of Celebrities
Grief phenomenon and celebrities. I’ve always been captivated by the overwhelming expressions of sorrow for individuals we’ve never had the chance to know personally.
Grief and Surviving The Holidays
It’s Christmas time, and houses are strung with lights twinkling like the stars in the night sky. The scent of pine needles and hot cocoa is wafting through the air. Everyone seems to be happy and full of holiday cheer, yet you feel alone, and your heart has lost its sparkle.
Grief as a Stress Response: Understanding, Navigating, and Practicing Self-Compassion Through Grief
Grief is an incredibly complex and personal emotional journey that we all experience at some point in our lives. While it’s often associated with the loss of a loved one, grief can also be triggered by other life-altering events such as divorce, job loss, or a significant health diagnosis.
5 Ways to Navigate Halloween and The Heartache of Grief: Finding Strength in Memories
Halloween, with its spooky costumes, eerie decorations, and playful frights, is often celebrated as a time of fun and excitement. But for some, myself included, the season can bring about an entirely different set of emotions, particularly grief.
Riding the Emotionally Raw Waves of Grief and Grieving
To say grief and grieving is hard is a huge understatement. For me personally, it is one of the hardest and crappiest things I have and continue to ever experience.
Helping Children Navigate a Loved One’s Serious Illness or Loss
When a serious illness or death happens within the family, the entire family is affected, children included. As a parent, watching our children experience negative life events can leave us feeling helpless.
Surviving Valentine’s Day and Grief
Valentine’s Day….. as “the couple’s” holiday approaches, many people are often triggered by powerful emotions and memories of their beloved.
Emotional Validation the Art of Supporting Others
Lately, I have seen a common theme among clients and even friends and family members. That theme is not feeling validated especially during a challenging event like the death of a loved one…
Grieving and the Holiday Season
It was finally Christmastime, the best time of the year. Houses are strung with tiny coloured lights, windows shining with a warm glow only Christmas could bring.
Life is NOT a Hallmark Movie!
If you were like me growing up, you dreamed about life as an adult. My dream was to marry, buy a home, become a Mom, and have a couple of pets. You know the whole white picket fence thing. You know, the life you see in a Hallmark Movie!
