Are 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...
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Kira Pertuit
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
5 Comments Not to Say to a Griever
Roughly only 14% of the comments made to grievers are actually helpful during the grieving process. The majority of what a griever hears...
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Kira Pertuit
- Dec 18, 2018
- 5 min
Surrounded
Well known motivational speaker Jim Rohn memorably states that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. Feeling...
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Kira Pertuit
- Nov 26, 2018
- 2 min
Help for Holiday Heartache
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...
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Kira Pertuit
- Oct 26, 2018
- 2 min
Scarred
Trauma, cuts, injury, torn, punctured, blunt force, contusion, open, raw ========Wounded. I've recently watched as friends and family...
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Guest Blog: Sara Bailey
- Oct 24, 2018
- 3 min
How to Improve Your Sleep When Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
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...
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Kira Pertuit
- Sep 19, 2018
- 3 min
Put On Your Damn Fighting Gloves!
Guilt, Self Doubt, Helplessness, Hopelessness..... Fear. A whirlwind of emotions. They are infiltrating, assaulting as they consume the...
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Kira Pertuit
- Sep 1, 2018
- 3 min
To Our Very Own, Unknown Man
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...
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Kira Pertuit
- Dec 31, 2017
- 2 min
With Each Passing Year
Tomorrow will be the start to another new year. People celebrating, writing new years resolutions and planning for many exciting things...
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Kira Pertuit
- Nov 7, 2017
- 4 min
It's Not Word Vomit, It's My Story
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...
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Kira Pertuit
- Oct 10, 2017
- 3 min
You are the Salt of the Earth and Light of the World.
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...
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Kira Pertuit
- Sep 4, 2017
- 3 min
MY ONLY OPTION!
Today I woke up thinking about the warrior courage it takes to walk through each and everyday after losing someone. The energy it takes...
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Kira Pertuit
- Jul 31, 2017
- 3 min
Today I Met Myself
Today I met with a lady who had a traumatic loss in her past. She is a mother of many and greeted me with a handshake and a smile. As we...
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Kira Pertuit
- Jul 14, 2017
- 4 min
Chronic Illness
Chronic Illness as defined by Mosby's dictionary is any disorder that lasts over a long period of time that affects physical, emotional,...
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Anonymous Guest Blogger
- May 14, 2017
- 3 min
Mother's Day Without Mom: An Ode To Strong Encouraging Women
At the age of seventeen I spent my last mother’s day with my mom. I can’t remember exactly what that day entailed; I had no reason to...
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Kira Pertuit
- May 1, 2017
- 5 min
Flight Despite Fear
There was a point in my life when I found it normal to regularly visit hospitals. Regular check ups, vaccines, advice etc. That all...
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Kira Pertuit
- Apr 1, 2017
- 5 min
I Used To Hate April
Photo: April 2007 Here we are again, the start of a new month. But April isn't just any month in my world. April is a month full of...
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Kira Pertuit
- Mar 2, 2017
- 4 min
Hearing Heartache
What the heck does that even mean? Heartache and grief are everywhere. You can't walk out your front door without face planting right...
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Kira Pertuit
- Feb 25, 2017
- 4 min
Sunshine On The Dark Days
As I sat in the ICU watching my daughter work to reclaim consciousness. I looked around at my setting. Here I am yet again sitting in an...
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Kira Pertuit
- Feb 13, 2017
- 5 min
Breathing - Grieving Like A Freight Train
4:45 am her breathing was rapid and charged. In and out so quick that when I found her laying there on the couch my thought was she is...
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