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Holiday Grief
It can be difficult enough to just survive the holiday season, but add in a little or a whole lot of grief and our hearts can easily become two sizes too small. Grieving during the holiday season can be extremely isolating. In all seriousness, getting through our first holiday season, or any holiday season without…
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Self-care During Grief
Life is seasonal, it ebbs and flows without consent from us, leaving us grasping for control over anything we can. Those of you reading this are in the midst of a huge change, please give it the time and space it begs for. If we don’t allow grief its space it will take it from…
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Choosing AND…
“You should be grateful.” Just typing it made me cringe. How many of us have been told how we should be while grieving? It’s always insulting. Then the holiday season comes like icing on the cake. A punch to the gut. Thanksgiving. Be thankful! Be grateful! It can be nauseating to even think about what…
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June 2023 Newsletter
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May 2023 Newsletter
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April 2023 Newsletter
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March 2023 Volunteer
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Celebrating love
There is no stopping February 14th from rearing its ugly head. When you are grieving it can be difficult to think about anything, much less love. So, even thinking for a moment about a day solely dedicated to love can be nauseating. But, what if we shifted how we view grief, just for the day? …
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February 2023 Newsletter
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The Heart of a Hospice Volunteer Coordinator
Flowers through the concrete. No matter the line of work you are in, a volunteer can play a vital role. Volunteers are the glue that helps an organization to fill the gaps that occur when extra hands are needed but not available. It happens that I get to work in one of the most fragile…
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January 2023 Newsletter
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New Year. New Grief?
2023 here we come! New Years Resolutions will soon fill your social media feeds. Your friends conversations. New Year! New You! Pressure to be thinner. Smarter. Eat better. Read more. Complain less. You will be encouraged to leave 2022 behind. Those of you living in heavy grief don’t get to leave what happened in 2022…