Are you hurt or frustrated by friends or family that “don’t get it”? Do you feel judged, misunderstood and alone? Much can be done to enlighten those around you about your grief and get the support you want and need. In this workshop, you will gain insight, helpful tools, and encouragement to ease your grief […]
Newly Widowed: Help for the First Year of Widowhood
Finding Light Beyond the Shadows
After a loss, the sense of not knowing which way to turn can make navigating the healing journey of transformation confusing and exhausting, often with feelings of despair, anger, fear, loneliness and disbelief.
Finding Calm in the Midst of Chaos
When we suffer the loss of a loved one, our lives are forever changed. Even as time passes, there will be those times when the grief can come roaring back out of nowhere. When things feel out of control, it can help to know there are ways we can learn to calm the chaos within […]
Understanding Your Grieving Brain and the Thoughts That Help or Hinder Healing
Human brains think about 60,000 thoughts per day. Some are true and useful, while others are nonsensical and cause extra, unnecessary suffering during a time that is already profoundly difficult. In life after loss, our thoughts can be overwhelmingly dark and hopeless. And in contrast, our thoughts that can light the path forward. In my […]
Communicating with Your Support System About Your Grief
Communicating Your Grief to Your Support System is an interactive presentation on navigating the communication barriers and breakthroughs with your support system. We will discuss the importance of identifying roles, managing healthy boundaries, and how to be assertive and directive with your requests for needs, accommodations, and space during your grieving period and beyond.
Feel it to Heal It: Journey Towards Healing with Movement and Story
When grief and trauma get stuck in our bodies, our minds can cause us additional pain. In this workshop we will explore how to use mindfulness, movement, breath, sound and story to free emotional challenges where they may be stuck in the body. Mindfulness promotes healing by helping us understand how we feel, and where […]