Self-Help
June 25, 2015
Getting rid of someone’s stuff after they die is tough. It is an admission. For some people, it is the ultimate act of reconciling the permanence […]
May 8, 2015
Mother’s Day without Mom, it changes everything. What do you do? How do you “celebrate” the day? It is my mom’s first Mother’s Day without her […]
February 12, 2015
Last year I attended a conference where the topic of a panel was the significance of grief connected to non-death losses. The researchers focused their sites […]
December 17, 2014
For some of you, this is not the first holiday where you will be missing people you love. You “survived” the holidays last year but maybe […]
August 13, 2014
I was recently browsing through the new gift shop at Mission San Juan Capistrano, admiring the jewelry and slowly making my way to my favorite corner […]
May 29, 2014
I write in a journal to Lou (my husband) since he has been gone and it has been very therapeutic. When he was alive we talked […]
January 7, 2014
3 Things We Say at the Mortuary Photo Courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/BrianAJackson Usually when people think of the funeral profession they think about the sadness associated with […]
October 22, 2013
Saying Goodbye to “Amber, Pamber, Peaches, Pumpkin, Pie” & 5 Ways to Pay Tribute to Your Beloved Pet
I call my friend Betty my “California Mom”. We met over seven years ago serving together at church. One of many reasons we bonded immediately is […]
July 17, 2013
“Man Up”: Re-Defining How Men Grieve There is a scene in a movie I wish to describe. Two men are walking on a baseball diamond towards […]