To The Ones Who Feel Broken By Grief.
I am writing this to you, the one who feels like you can’t go on because your parent died and the world is now an upside down foreign place. This is a message specifically for the person who feels broken…
To Bounce Not Break
(support for living with grief)
To Bounce Not Break
(support for living with grief)
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Grief When You Are Overwhelmed.
Processing grief when you are overwhelmed can feel impossible. Whether you are in the first raw stages or if it’s been several years, grief over the loss of your parent can surface without notice and derail you. All sorts of…
Grief And The Frustration of Valentine’s Day.
Grief being more difficult to endure on holidays is not a new concept for me, and likely not for you either. This past Thanksgiving was heartbreaking, while Christmas was excruciating. I was glad and relieved when they were over, to…
The Forgotten Ones. (A painful part of grief we should talk about.)
Everyone knows the early days of grief are the hardest, but when your parent dies, when your mom or dad leaves this life, you have to continue on past those early days. You have to keep going when the funeral…
Sneak Attack! When Grief Ambushes You.
Moments of grief come in all sizes and can strike when you least expect it. When grief ambushes you suddenly during an otherwise happy or normal moment...
How Grief Persists. Are You Done Yet?
As the years pass, your friends might start to wonder a little when you will be done with grief. Grief persists.
Grief Requires Energy You Might Not Have Right Now.
Grief requires energy. As an adult child grieving the loss of a parent, I've realized...
Why Holidays Suck After Your Parent Dies. (And What You Can Do About It.)
You aren't alone in these feelings. Holidays just might suck after your parent dies for quite some time.
How Do You Grieve For Someone Who Is Still Alive?
When a loved one suffers a permanent injury or illness, it can be hard to navigate grief and loss when you are grieving for someone who is still alive.
The Three Ghosts of Grief.
Why is grieving the loss of a parent just so hard? The answer is the three ghosts of grief.
You Need To Know This If Someone You Love Has Died.
When I was smack in the middle of raw grief, a friend gave me one piece of information that completely changed the way I view death and dying. You need to know this too, if someone you love has died.
When Will My Grief End?
When does grief end? Grief is a long haul, and we are on this voyage whether we want to be or not...
Your Parent’s Last Moments In Life Affect Your Grief.
Often times it is not simply that a loved one died, but also how they died that matters to us so much and continues to affect us long after they are gone. Your parent's last moments in life can greatly affect your grief and how you grieve.
7 Helpful Ways To Survive Early Grief When Your Parent Dies.
I was absolutely unprepared for my mother to die. I felt like I had sprinted toward a wall, made impact at top speed, and crumpled to the ground. Losing a parent can change everything in your world. You pass through…
How To Get Through Your Parent’s Death Anniversary.
On your parent's death anniversary the raw grief can return as powerful as ever. How do we get through it?
How Has Grief Changed You?
When someone important to you dies, there may come a time in grief in which you find that you don't quite recognize yourself.
Keeping Your Parent Alive.
How can we keep our parents alive, especially when doing so is a constant reminder of their death? Sometimes when a parent dies we can’t even say their name out loud. It hurts far too much. Saying their name dredges…
Important Things You Should Know About Writing Your Parent’s Eulogy.
When my mother died I lost all sense of time and was often awake in the middle of the night, on my phone googling things like my mother just died, hoping the internet would provide some answers. If you found…
The Parent Who Lived. Navigating Life After One Parent Dies.
When one parent dies, we are forced to reckon with the relationship we have with the surviving parent. The parent who lived. Those with a close, loving, healthy relationship with both parents don’t need to worry about this as much.…
Is Your Grief a Gift?
Just a few months after my mom died I was with another mom in the courtyard at school drop off, talking about how my world had stopped and my priorities had changed. I saw the world so differently with my…