Father’s Day is a time to honor and appreciate the enduring love and invaluable contributions of fathers everywhere. However, for those who have lost their father, this day may bring…
Guiding Kids Through Loss: Effective Ways to Support Grieving Children
Most children are aware of the concepts of death and loss. They have seen it in cartoons and movies and read about it in storybooks. Nevertheless, the death of someone…
When Grief Becomes Overwhelming: Identifying and Treating Complicated Grief
Sandra felt life couldn’t get better. She and her husband were planning their retirement, and the future was looking great until the phone call that shattered her world. Sandra’s husband,…
Why it is Essential to Keep Memories of Those We’ve Lost Alive
In the early stages of 2020, as the pandemic ravaged the world faster than we could understand, I discovered that a childhood friend’s mom tragically lost her battle with COVID….
The Shock of Sudden Loss: My Story of Grieving a Friend
I want to preface this article by stating that this is simply based on my own experience and some advice a friend gave me. Every grief experience is different, so…
Holistic Grief Recovery: The Role of Breathwork in Mourning
Experiencing grief can feel like your entire world has come crashing down. Some people find it extremely hard to cope with the reality of losing a loved one and this…
Mid-Life Crisis or Mid-Life Opportunity? How to Embrace the Crossroads of Life
It’s understandable to have mixed feelings about approaching the middle of your life. You may now feel like you have less time remaining than you’ve spent and you may feel…
Repressed Memories and Hard Decisions: My Path to Parental Estrangement
TW: trauma, abuse. Even if I attempted to recount my teenage years in a meager amount of detail, I wouldn’t be able to. It scares me to know that I…
How Grief Can Increase Your Emotional Intelligence & Empathy in Everyday Life
When discussing sorrow, two words are commonly mentioned: empathy and sympathy. Even though sympathy is a widely known concept, empathy is not as familiar to most people. Sympathy involves feeling…
A Year After My Mother Passed
Losing a parent hits you in a way that words can hardly define. It’s a deep, all-encompassing ache that settles into your core and steals the breath right from your…
