A New Year's Resolution for Grievers

I resolve to take you with me into the new year and then every day after that. I'll hold onto…
Read More

After a Death, the Holidays are a Secondary Loss

I wish I could say I remember the last Christmas my mother was alive. I should remember. I should have…
Read More

Daddy’s Biscuits - Grief Recipe Stories

Today's grief recipe is brought to you by Mandy Berrell - Atlanta, GAWife and mama, educator, non-professional grief girl and…
Read More
avoidance behavior

What is Avoidance Behavior? An Explainer

Our experiences are complex, but for the sake of simplicity, let's break them down into two separate categories - inside…
Read More
identity loss, grief and change

Change, Identity Loss, and Grief

Life is constantly changing, sometimes subtly and slowly, and sometimes on a seismic scale. As the world around us evolves,…
Read More
grief never ends

Grief Never Ends, and That's Okay.

For a decade, I've been saying to any griever who would listen - "When someone you love dies, you grieve…
Read More
Does grief make you tired?

Does Grief Make You Tired?

“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.” ~ Friedrich Nietzche A common question about…
Read More

Five Tips for Living With a Grief Monster

So, you've recently acquired a brand new grief monster. Not on purpose, of course. No one willingly invites a grief monster into…
Read More
meet them where they're at grief

64 Ways to "Meet Grieving People Where They're At"

"Meet them where they're at" is a common (and sound) suggestion for how to support a grieving friend or family…
Read More
See All Posts