On a cruise last fall, I leaned over the rail and watched as the bow of the ship pushed through the ocean. Deep blue water mingled with white caps as the ship moved forward.

Mesmerized, I...

I first heard the words, "Mourn Well-Live Well," in a workshop led by Dr. Alan Wolfelt (https://www.centerforloss.com/). They certainly caught my attention. I had not made the connection between...

Give yourself permission to grieve!

Why?

Let's think about it for a moment. 

When someone we love dies, it happens in our current world setting. 

That might be described as: 

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I am who I am today because of a long line of strong, loving, sacrificing, committed, fun, and amazing women. Gladys. Ivy. Madie. Martha. Dianne. Cleo. 

Gladys was my mother. Tough....

In her book, Grief Is Loving, Joanne Cacciatore writes, “Our beloved dead are worth our pain. They are worth our tears. They are worth remembering.”

Her words seem to point us in a...

Loss happens. Grief happens. Hurt happens. 

You can explain it to your brain. All of the information is stored away in one place. Dates. Times. Events. What took place. Who was there. You...