April MeyersJan 213 minHow to Establish a Healing Meditation Practice During COVID-19The coronavirus pandemic has turned lives upside down. We’ve been forced to face new challenges, adopt new habits, and find creative ways...
Trish BowersJul 1, 20204 minReliefI wanted to share something with those that might benefit. This was a journal prompt I chose to embark on three months after my loss. It w...
Kaili van WaverenJun 26, 20203 minTraumatic Loss and PTSDIn recent years public dialogue and awareness about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and trauma have expanded. This is due largely to...
Kaili van WaverenJun 19, 20205 minFather's Day and GriefIf you have gone to a store, or watched television, or checked your email recently, you have probably been reminded that Father’s Day is ...
Trish BowersMay 19, 20203 minWearing Her SocksSometimes I wear her socks and it makes me smile. It’s a tiny thing I do that makes me feel close to her. I have a few articles of her cl...
Amanda GarnerMay 12, 20204 minFinding Connection During IsolationGrief can be one of the most isolating experiences we are faced with in our lifetimes, even under “normal” circumstances. However, this h...
Trish BowersMay 8, 20202 minMother's DaySunday is Mother’s Day. A day of celebrating the wonderful women in our lives we call “mom.” But for some of us this can feel like a drea...
Kaili van WaverenMay 6, 20204 minSecondary Losses: When Someone You Loves Dies, They're Not the Only Thing You LoseWhen someone we love dies, we lose more than just that person. Though their specific absence is often what is most keenly and painfully f...
Trish BowersApr 22, 20203 minIn the Ocean of GriefGrief is exhausting. It is heavy. It can make you feel as though you are adrift in a wild and stormy sea, tossed and battered. You may fe...
Kaili van WaverenApr 8, 20202 minThe Truth About Feeling RelievedIn talking to our clients and other bereaved in our community over the past couple of weeks, we have heard a theme come up again and agai...
Amanda GarnerApr 6, 20202 minMourning During COVID-19So much has changed in so quickly. As we all begin to move through these shifts we are being asked to quickly adjust to a new sense of no...
Trish BowersApr 1, 20203 minYour Loved One's Belongings COVID-19 brings us all to new and unchartered grounds. Having to be restricted to staying home is a foreign concept for us. Most of us ar...
Kaili van WaverenMar 25, 20203 minThe Dual Process Model - and Why It's Important Now.Many people who are grieving, especially in the earliest days of grief, tend to fall into one of two categories: those who do everything ...
Kaili van WaverenMar 20, 20202 minGrief Support During Social DistancingIt seems like, in an instant, everything changed – and for most of us, it did. Many of us are working from home, or unable to work, and a...