One of the hard things about processing loss is that time seems to be oblivious to it. The days continue relentlessly forward, no matter how much you want to hit pause, or rewind. The weather chooses its own patterns, even when your internal storms are so strong that it seems they should be able to …
Life feels chaotic and unpredictable. The path that you thought would carry you forward shifts with every step. It’s confusing. Frightening. Fortunately, there are simple answers that can help you navigate the surprises ahead successfully. In uncertain times, it helps to turn back to the timeless truths in nature. My Summer Navigating the Rapids I …
Oh no, not again. You feel the familiar deep pain twisting your stomach, wrenching your chest, and you ask yourself, how do I do this again? Can I carry any more sadness? Aren’t I broken enough? Or maybe you don’t even have words for the heaviness twining marrow-deep fingers of discouragement through you. You are …
When You Feel Buried by Loss: How to Heal from Cumulative Grief Read More »
Guest post by Sunrise Schultz Have you felt yourself collapsing into a dark haze, with no way to thrive or find happiness? Have you been convinced that there is no future besides drowning in grief? That’s how I felt when my father died. I have spent years battling debilitating chronic illness. Because of his experience …
5 Healing Truths for Living with Illness and Grief Read More »
I’ve been thinking of you lately. Thinking how your world split in half, and how all of your dreams and plans for the future suddenly disappeared, and how you aren’t even sure that you can keep breathing in and out for one more day. And I want you to know something. You made it. It’s …
Letter to the Newly-Bereaved Me: What I Wish I Had Known Read More »
You are a compassionate person. When you hear that someone you care about has become seriously ill or disabled, of course you want to help. It’s hard to know what to say or what to do. The awkwardness can be immobilizing. Fortunately, there is a way you can help your loved one. A way that …
Want to Help a Sick Friend? Take Care of Their Caregiver Read More »
Some challenges are more complicated than just sprinting to the finish line. It’s easy to blame yourself when the road is long or the path is confusing. But the truth is, making it through hard times—really hard times—is hardly ever a singular event. It’s a journey. A becoming. The process itself changes you, and often …
Do you ever feel weighed down by worries? Overwhelmed with the things you need to do? Discouraged by problems you feel incapable of fixing? We all have those days. The worst part is that that kind overwhelm feeds itself. In the face of mountains of unmet need, it can be easy to easy to give …
Weighed Down by Worry? Here’s an Easy Shift to Regain Your Energy and Enthusiam Read More »
I have a confession. Decluttering makes me feel lonely. Even when I want to downsize extra stuff, it’s hard. I find myself putting dusty keepsakes back into the same boxes where they have lived for years and walking around in an emotional funk for the rest of the week. But recently I’ve been forced to …
When I was a little girl, our family attended a friend’s party every Christmas Eve. It was a magical event—sparkling decorations, trays filled homemade Christmas cookies, crowds of happy people, and holiday carols sung with a guitar. It was also—from the perspective of a small child who was anxious to go home and open presents—very …
The Choice That Changes Everything: How to Transform Grief and Heal Pain Read More »