It needs to be heard without criticism or judgement, without advice or intellectual comments. Grief is an insubordinate emotion. It doesn...

Fatigued beyond measure, frustrated out of my freaking mind and patience is dangerously low. The grind of making its through grief is tax...

The emptiness, eerie quiet, where have all the people gone, my world as I know it has forever changed.... Can you relate to this right now...

Pulled in too many directions, so tired. I'm always running. Sleep.... what's that? There's bags under my eyes and I'm not sure the last...

It’s a day of gratitude and Thanksgiving I look around and see the joy in everyone’s hearts… they are laughing & living The food is cooke...

Christmas lights, holiday hustle, the shopping extravaganza, but something... nope.. someone is missing. Here we go again walking through...

What was supposed to be a fun snow day in October, in seconds turned into our mini horror story. I've recently discovered that authentici...

As I sit here planning for the future and remembering the past, I find it incredibly easy to get taken off track, allowing my mind down a...

Paralyzed inside your own mind, these four emotions run rampant if left unacknowledged, unchecked and unaddressed. Grudges, guilt and fea...

Roughly only 14% of the comments made to grievers are actually helpful during the grieving process. The majority of what a griever hears ...

Well known motivational speaker Jim Rohn memorably states that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. Feeling...

The holidays are here again. It never fails that they are the most consistent thing to show up over and over, year after year. Don't they...

Trauma, cuts, injury, torn, punctured, blunt force, contusion, open, raw ========Wounded. I've recently watched as friends and family hav...

The loss of a loved one resonates deep down in your heart and soul. The empty space they leave in your life lingers and never will fully ...

Guilt, Self Doubt, Helplessness, Hopelessness..... Fear. A whirlwind of emotions. They are infiltrating, assaulting as they consume the d...

Today was the day we laid you to rest. I've heard about you my entire life yet never really got to know you. By the time I was born you h...

Tomorrow will be the start to another new year. People celebrating, writing new years resolutions and planning for many exciting things t...

I'm taking you deep into the dark places of my mind. The hurts the pain, the hopelessness that once ruled my life. An oubliette, and I am...

This month my heart has been ripped wide open. I have been behind on blogs, newsletters and life. The events of the October 1st shooting ...

Today I woke up thinking about the warrior courage it takes to walk through each and everyday after losing someone. The energy it takes t...