Returning to Work After Loss
I went back to work twelve days after my husband Jim died, even though I wasn’t prepared. I was honored to be invited to contribute to this article for AK Lander, a company in the United Kingdom: Returning to work after a bereavement.It’s a terrific article full of...
How to Help Children Grieve and Taking Care of Your Own Inner Child
“Anyone old enough to love is old enough to grieve.” — Alan Wolfelt Often, children in the vortex of a deep family grief are overlooked. Adults don’t always realize that the death of a loved one can be as emotionally overwhelming for children as it...
Time is Not Linear and Neither is Grief Newsletter
Nature is like a giant cradle, the great equalizer and the great comforter. Yet when we are steeped in grief, it’s often difficult to find comfort in anything. We forget to step outside to watch a bee pollinate a flower, a riverbed flow to the ocean, a waterfall wash...
Mothers, Love, and Grief
May is a time of celebrating mothers, and for many of us who have lost our moms, it can bring our grief bubbling to the surface. My aging mother is still alive, but in poor health. She’s had many trips to the hospital over the past couple of years and several...
Sparks, Music, and Clouds: Signs Come In All Forms
Signs Come In All Forms As someone who has been through a deep grieving process, and as a psychotherapist who works with grieving clients, I think it’s important to acknowledge our loved ones often offer us signs to let us know that they are okay and are still with us...
YOU ARE NOT ALONE is offered in print, audiobook, and Kindle.
Words of Comfort is for anyone who is newly grieving or who is still deeply feeling the loss of someone they lost in the past.
Toolbox Video Series
Learn and practice simple techniques to help you feel calm whenever you are anxious.