The holidays can be tough, especially when we’re grieving
I love the holidays with all its rituals, traditions and celebrations. It’s a time for family and friends, for coming together, to be thankful, to celebrate, and to share. It’s how I felt before my first husband died more than twenty years ago, and it’s how I feel...
Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep by Mary Elizabeth Frye
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep by Mary Elizabeth Frye Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you...
How to Find the Right Therapist
In this time of pandemic, uncertainty, and loss, many of us are struggling with grief, anxiety, depression, and more. Finding a qualified mental health professional for support is more important than ever. And, you might be wondering, how do I find the right therapist...
Beauty: The Invisible Embrace by John O’Donohue
Today, I’d like to share this beautiful excerpt from John O’Donuhue’s book Beauty: The Invisible Embrace The dead are not distant or absent. They are alongside us. When we lose someone to death, we lose their physical image and presence, they slip out of visible form...
Coronavirus: Grief and the Loss of Normality
I’m honored to once again contribute to an article for AK Lander, a company in the United Kingdom. So many of us are experiencing grief. “The world as we knew it is gone. We don’t know what the new normal will look like.” -Debbie Augenthaler My heart goes out...
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