Kira PertuitFeb 53 minI'm Fine and Other Lies We Tell OurselvesYou 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...
Kira PertuitDec 24, 20213 minHoliday Grief And All The Things...Another year has come and gone. Another holiday season we must walk through. The mix of emotions that rage through our hearts and minds...
Kira PertuitSep 11, 20213 minWe Will Never Forget 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...
Kira PertuitNov 12, 20202 minThe Great Healer of Grief is Validation, Not TimeIt needs to be heard without criticism or judgement, without advice or intellectual comments. Grief is an insubordinate emotion. It...
Kira PertuitNov 4, 20202 minCan We Have Compassion For Ourselves? Fatigued beyond measure, frustrated out of my freaking mind and patience is dangerously low. The grind of making its through grief is...
Kira PertuitMar 16, 20202 minWhen Your World Is Falling ApartThe emptiness, eerie quiet, where have all the people gone, my world as I know it has forever changed.... Can you relate to this right...
Kira PertuitDec 27, 20195 minStop Lying to Yourself!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...
Kira PertuitNov 28, 20191 minA Letter From The Empty ChairIt’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...
Kira PertuitNov 8, 20194 minCrap! It's here again....Christmas lights, holiday hustle, the shopping extravaganza, but something... nope.. someone is missing. Here we go again walking through...
Kira PertuitOct 12, 20198 minWednesday Sucked, But We Owned It!What was supposed to be a fun snow day in October, in seconds turned into our mini horror story. I've recently discovered that...
Kira PertuitOct 1, 20193 minWalk Without Fear Of The FutureAs 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...
Kira PertuitMay 19, 20195 minAre You Holding Tightly to Grief, Grudges, Guilt & Fear?Paralyzed inside your own mind, these four emotions run rampant if left unacknowledged, unchecked and unaddressed. Grudges, guilt and...
Kira PertuitMar 12, 20192 min5 Comments Not to Say to a GrieverRoughly only 14% of the comments made to grievers are actually helpful during the grieving process. The majority of what a griever hears...
Kira PertuitDec 18, 20185 minSurroundedWell known motivational speaker Jim Rohn memorably states that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. Feeling...
Kira PertuitNov 26, 20182 minHelp for Holiday HeartacheThe 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...
Kira PertuitOct 26, 20182 minScarredTrauma, cuts, injury, torn, punctured, blunt force, contusion, open, raw ========Wounded. I've recently watched as friends and family...
Guest Blog: Sara BaileyOct 24, 20183 minHow to Improve Your Sleep When Grieving the Loss of a Loved OneThe 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...
Kira PertuitSep 19, 20183 minPut On Your Damn Fighting Gloves!Guilt, Self Doubt, Helplessness, Hopelessness..... Fear. A whirlwind of emotions. They are infiltrating, assaulting as they consume the...
Kira PertuitSep 1, 20183 minTo Our Very Own, Unknown ManToday 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...
Kira PertuitDec 31, 20172 minWith Each Passing YearTomorrow will be the start to another new year. People celebrating, writing new years resolutions and planning for many exciting things...