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As you contemplate Thanksgiving this year, it is my hope that you are able to remember your loved one with fondness. I hope that the...

Living through a death will forever change you. It is bound to happen. No one can go through what you have experienced without the death...

Empowerment – the process of becoming stronger and more confident. Empowerment in grief arises when you choose how to live with your...

I shared with you a few weeks ago about a virtual retreat. With permission, I am able to invite you to my session on the retreat. How to...

The photo sat on the bedside table for years. She dusted the frame, fondly remembering the day it was taken. The innocent young girl, so...

When faced with the death of a loved one, the impact on your life is significant. As a funeral director, I often heard people describe it...

The early days, weeks and months of grief are messy. There are no two ways about it. You may choose other ways to describe grief, but for...

Every moment is a secret cache. Every breathe is an offering. And every increment of time is irreplaceable. The only thing for which life...

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, a children’s picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. In the story, a dad...

Every significant event that happens in our life, changes us. Whether we consider that event as positive or negative, we are a different...

Grief and Grace When many of us experience the death of someone we love, for the very first time, we are bombarded with so many...

The death is a traumatic death. We know the death. It is the one that is unexpected and untimely. It is the one that rips a loved one...

How many children do you have? It was a simple question, the lady behind the counter was doing her job. But that day, I instantly was...

I will write often about "being with grief". Being with grief is hard, it's uncomfortable, and it's messy. Being with grief requires...