November 18 2019
After I sit and listen to stories of deceased loved ones’ lives, many family members tell me how cathartic the time was. The same sentiment is often shared after personalized and meaningful ceremon...
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November 11 2019
Learning to Listen takes practice. In casual conversation, we listen while also thinking about what we’ll say next. Deep listening means our focus is solely on the speaker. We allow them to say wha...
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November 4 2019
This month our theme is “Learn to Listen.” We listen to others all day. But do we really listen or do we just hear? In my work as a spiritual director, celebrant and end-of-life doula, listening is...
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October 28 2019
This week we’ll look at the social realm of self-care. Alan Wolfelt’s work encourages finding a grief buddy, recognizing that friends will probably change, and remembering that others also had a sp...
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October 21 2019
When we think about the cognitive realm of self-care on the grief journey, that too is as unique as we are. Alan Wolfelt recommends answering these two questions: What do I want? What is wanted of ...
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October 14 2019
As we continue this month’s discussion about the uniqueness of self-care, we’ll look at the emotional realm. All kinds of emotions can be a part of our grief journeys. Alan Wolfelt suggests some wa...
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October 7 2019
This month our theme is “Self-Care is Unique.” Self-care is always important and when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one it is even more so. Grief takes a lot of energy and can feel like a hea...
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September 30 2019
While you’re gaining strength through your grief journey, I encourage you to do as psychotherapist, writer and speaker Candyce Ossefort recommends and understand that needing help is normal:
This ...
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September 23 2019
The philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, once said, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” So I guess in the end, what gives us strength can be the grief itself, even though we would rather ...
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September 16 2019
Other things that have given me strength on my grief journeys are my 4-3-2-1-! on Hope, Healing and Wholeness. In my own life and in companioning others, these practices, skills, intentions, postur...
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