As we let our own light shine
In helping others, even when in the midst our own grief, we can help ourselves. By doing something for someone else, in helping someone in the same way others helped me, I feel my best. For me, this is what living a life with meaning is about—effecting...
Listening is often the only thing needed
My heart goes out to everyone in this difficult time. It’s important to feel connected – we are all in this together, and together we will get through it. Never lose hope. Sending prayers, love, and light. Remember to be kind to yourself and to...
My heart goes out to you
My heart goes out to everyone in this difficult time. It’s important to feel connected – we are all in this together, and together we will get through it. Never lose hope. Sending prayers, love, and light. Remember to be kind to yourself and to...
Love, Grief, and How to Write a Love Letter
Recently a friend told me this story: She was walking down a dark street with a girlfriend, talking about romantic love. And she said I don’t understand the “falling” part of falling in love – for me it’s gradual, like an orchid opening. And her friend...
The Holidays Can Be Tough – Especially When We Are Grieving
I love the holidays, all the rituals and customs – the way it touches a place inside of us and makes us sparkle. It’s how I felt before my husband died more than twenty years ago, and it’s how I feel now. However, when my first husband died, in late October,...
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.