Navigating Grief During The Holidays
Essential Tips
The holiday season and special days are often portrayed as a time of joy, celebration, and togetherness. However, for many, it can also serve as a profound emotional reminder of loved ones. The sights, sounds, and smells of the holidays and special can be triggering for some. Navigating grief during the holidays can be particularly challenging,
Navigating Grief and Legacy
In Times of Transition: Estate Planning, Probate, and Elder Law
Grief Is
Over time, I have grown to understand that grief is more than just sorrow; it is a natural response to loss that encompasses a range of emotional reactions. It can feel overwhelming, and often, we find ourselves reluctant to confront the elephant in the room. As a community or group, we experience collective grief and tend to hold back or inhibit grief due to cultural norms…
Happy Thanksgiving
Embrace the holiday season by surrounding yourself with the joy and gratitude it brings.
Understanding Collective Grief
A Journey Towards Healing Together
Collective grief refers to the shared sorrow experienced by a community in response to significant loss or tragedy. This phenomenon can manifest in various contexts, including elections, maternal health care crises, natural disasters, mass violence or shootings, the death of a community member, and global events like pandemics.
Celebrating Life's Small Miracles
A Journey of Growth and Gratitude
As I've aged, I am discovering the beauty of embracing every moment of life and celebrating the seemingly small miracles that often go unnoticed. Each day presents a closely woven cloth painted with experiences, lessons, and moments of grace
Embracing Aging Gracefully
A Journey of Courage, Connection, and Gratitude
Aging gracefully encompasses more than just accepting the physical changes that come with time; it’s a celebration of life—a journey filled with courage, connection, and a mindset grounded in gratitude. It requires us to acknowledge our
Exploring the Heart of Travel
Conversations with Strangers
Traveling is among our greatest joys. We comfortably converse with perfect strangers in restaurants, local markets, coffee shops, or tourist spots and connecting...
Transformative
Transformative: Seeing Life Through New Eyes
Do you remember when you thought you knew everything?
As a child, life felt simple and promises seemed unbreakable. With the passage of time,
Let It Flow!
Let It Flow! The Healing Power of Tears
I often tell others to let it out, not to choke it down and push it aside. Doing so will distract them from the emotional pain of grief, and it's not healthy for them in the short and long-term of life journey. Tears are not a sign of weakness; They are the body's natural response to …
Navigating Life's Emotional Challenges
In my life's journey, I've encountered emotional trials that went unidentified as grief for a long time. This realization shifted my understanding of self, shedding light on the intertwined ancestral pains, buried stories, and unspoken struggles of those who came before me. The echoes of their suffering, resilience…
Journey of Grace and Growth
There are lessons I have gathered along the way. Diligently taking with me with full assurance what serves the journey …
Navigating Emotional Transitions
Consider our emotions the compass that guides us through various situations. Understanding and acknowledging these emotions is not just a nicety but a necessity. Here is compelling research on why tuning into your feelings and emotions is crucial.
The Journey Motherhood
The journey of motherhood is filled with mixed emotions of joy and grief. With joy as new life comes grief at all the changes she will experience and the uncertainties that lie ahead;
Embracing Rest
In this current phase of life, what are you delaying or postponing?
Taking time to rest and reflect helps bring clarity to life. After rejuvenating, I am ready to focus on what nurtures the human spirit, particularly mine, in the latter part of life.
Black History
Exploring The Intersection
As an African American woman, I've reflected deeply on the importance of understanding the stories of my ancestors. This curiosity has brought attention to my maternal health story and mental well-being, leading me to take deeper, profound, proactive steps following the loss of my parents.
Show Up for Yourself
In the hustle and bustle of daily life, it's easy to get caught up in the needs and demands of others, often neglecting our well-being in the process. However, taking the time to show up for ourselves is crucial for our happiness and fulfillment and enables us to better show up for others.
Emotional Resilience
Emotional resilience and purpose emerge.
The emotional pain of grief, filled with sadness and joy, accompanies us in our everyday lives. It can both give and take energy as we go through experiences of loss.
Navigating the Human Emotions
In a world where we are often encouraged and even denied the ability to express the normal and natural response to loss and grief, I find myself exploring more from a faith perspective what it means to show emotions and why it’s essential.
Honoring Emotions
Thanksgiving is just a few days away, and Christmas is just around the corner. The holiday's sights, sounds, and smells create joy for some, but for others, it may prompt your heart to race, the pit in your stomach to appear,
Developing Emotional Resilience
Remember, it is okay to grieve and feel emotions, but it is also vital to take action toward healing. Disrupting emotional pain (grief) is not about forgetting or minimizing loss but about finding ways to live with it and eventually heal from it. It is about having the courage to confront grief, acknowledge and express your emotions, and take the steps necessary to move forward.