Expectations are planned disappointments. In the world of grief there are many expectations that get thrown around. We've all been there-...

It's Christmas, but it doesn't feel like Christmas this year. The unthinkable has happened; the heartbreak can be felt to your very core,...

Grief is a relentless companion in our lives, one that arrives uninvited and often overstays its welcome. It's an undeniable facet of the...

Last year I walked into a restaurant with my family to meet a friend. My friend came up and gave me a hug, but I didn’t get a greeting, I...

Graduation isn’t a word that generally brings Grief to mind. However, “Grief is the conflicting feelings caused by the end of or change...

I remember watching the old movie Swiss Family Robinson from the 1960s and loved it. It’s a great family movie, but I haven’t thought of...

Words matter. Our English language is complex and contains so many ways we can express ourselves, and our language is very much alive....

Many of you have probably planned or done something nice for your significant other because it’s a special day. Some of you are reading...

Who wants to talk about Failure? Not me. And I’m not alone. Failure gives most people a nasty taste in their mouth because our culture...

The anticipation of the holidays is ramping up in our house. I love this time of year, but if I’m totallyhonest, my Christmas day is...

The holidays are here. There's hustle and bustle, all the business that comes this time of year. We run and do all the things. We hasten...

You hear it everywhere "I'm fine". You're at the grocery store.. "Can I help you?" "I'm fine". You're having a really rough day at work...

Another year has come and gone. Another holiday season we must walk through. The mix of emotions that rage through our hearts and minds...

As I sit here reflecting on the events that happened on 9/11 twenty years ago, the overwhelming feeling of grief washes over my body. How...

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

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

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...

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...

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