by admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog, Grief, Resilience, Uncategorized
“Shit Happens” is sometimes the most appropriate and honest response there is. Though I had often used it in an off the cuff manner when a situation had gone wrong the sentiment that followed tended to be “Oh well. Let’s accept this happened and do our best to figure...
by admin | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog, Grief
I’m secretly pleased that I’ve written a book on grief that is ‘not elegant’. Grief is not elegant. If the book was elegant it wouldn’t be honest nor do I think it would be helpful. Because my writings from the early days of grieving are raw they are not...
by admin | Dec 21, 2017 | Blog, Grief, Uncategorized
The holidays are: a) an excuse to see friends and family, b) to eat and drink a lot, c) stressful, d) fun, e) busy, f) lonely, g) exhausting, h) a welcome break. How we complete this sentence is based on the stories we write and tell ourselves about what “the...
by admin | Nov 9, 2017 | Blog, Book: Grief is..., Grief, Uncategorized
Today I am excited to write that my book “Grief is… Thoughts on loss, struggle and new beginnings” is now also available in the U.S. It can be purchased on-line through Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. It is also available as an ebook for Kindle...
by admin | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog, Grief, Resilience
Unfortunately, one of the things we don’t do well as a society is support those who grieve. This is not because we don’t want to but because we don’t know what to do. So I thought I’d share just a few of best things people did for me when my husband died. Hopefully,...
