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March 27, 2024

Seasons – is there a Springtime in Grief?

The older I get, the more familiar I get with the cycles and seasons we all move through. Whether they follow the calendar year or are […]
January 26, 2022
Pick a Number: Making it Through a New Year and the Hard Days Ahead

Pick a Number: Making it Through a New Year and the Hard Days Ahead

Pick a number between 1 and 60. Remember it. … For anyone who has recently experienced the death of a family member the idea of a […]
October 24, 2021
Making Your Own Ofrenda: Remembering Loved Ones at Home

Making Your Own Ofrenda: Remembering Loved Ones at Home

There are so many beautiful, international traditions that can enrich and illuminate our holidays. Día de los Muertos comes on November 1st every year following Halloween. […]
September 9, 2021
Pausing to Remember 9/11 || 20 Years Later

Pausing to Remember 9/11 || 20 Years Later

In the 20 years since 9/11 became a part of all our lives. We have enfolded it into our history, studied and honored it. Many of […]
August 25, 2021
"Should we still have a funeral?"

“Should we still have a funeral?”

So many families are asking this question, “Should we still have a funeral?” COVID made funerals impossible and the delays kept coming. Funerals were put off […]
July 21, 2021
July | Bereaved Parents Awareness Month

July | Bereaved Parents Awareness Month

The nightmare becomes reality. Child-loss is something we avoid reading about, thinking about, or wanting to look at at almost all costs. The pain is so […]
May 26, 2021
Grief and the Myth of "Back to Normal"

Grief and the Myth of “Back to Normal”

Myth of “Back to Normal” after COVID We keep talking about “back to normal” and it sounds so wonderful. I so badly want to see and […]
April 27, 2021
Pandemic Grief

Pandemic Grief

I attended the annual ADEC virtual & international conference on death and dying last week and walked away with so many incredible new ways to think […]
March 25, 2021
A Year Changes You

A Year Changes You

As hope begins to flicker in with vaccinations and re-openings I feel the great temptation to forget all that we’ve been through this last year and […]