When someone important to you experiences the death of a loved one, it’s hard to know what to say and do that will offer comfort. Death and grief are awkward and messy. Almost everything about death is hard and uncomfortable. It can even be tough to pick out an appropriate sympathy card. When you do …
Grief
What do you wear to your mother’s funeral? What in the world kind of question is that? Let me explain. This month, I mark time. Again. Another year has passed since my mother’s death from metastatic breast cancer on March 6, 2008. It’s been 14 years. Sure, the rawness of the loss has lessened, but …
Just celebrated another birthday, but this post isn’t about that. Then again, it is. You see, today, I’m sharing a little story about an unexpected, birthday-related grief trigger. I would love it if you shared a grief-trigger story of yours at the end of this post. Sometimes, grief triggers are expected. You are prepared, or …
I’m pleased to share this special #MetsMonday featured post by Linda Catanzaro Boberg and her daughter Meg Boberg. They share how their lives have been impacted by preparatory and anticipatory grief and how they cope with the ongoing challenges this kind of grief brings. Dealing with preparatory and anticipatory grief is hard. Writing and reading …
Listen now or download for later. A limited number of other posts are available as audios in my free resource library. When a beloved pet (any kind) dies, it’s a big deal. Therefore, it goes without saying (or should) that pet grief is real grief too. If you’ve ever grieved deeply for a pet and …