I recently gathered with family to mourn the passing of my uncle, Father Frank.  Standing in the midst of so many others who were also grieving, I thought sadly: We are like sheep without a shepherd. It..

What do you say to a parent who is grieving the loss of her child? What to say when faced with the living evidence of the nightmare no parent wants to face. Here are some words that help.

Everyone needs a lifeboat at some time in their lives. We need one when life overwhelms us with grief, sorrow, or tragedy. We need one in ordinary times when we are lost and are struggling to find our way again.

Christmas is a paradoxical time, isn’t it?  It’s a happy time.  Strike that.  It’s supposed to be a happy time.  Strike that too. For some, it was once a happy time and now it’s not.  Not anymore…

I have mentioned already that I’ve been taking a Positive Psychology course  at Udemy.com (which I highly recommend). On re-listening today I picked up something I missed on the first listen. The instructor is talking about the..

Do you meditate regularly? I’d been wanting to develop a meditation practice for some time. Then I learned something in my positive psychology course at udemy.com that inspired me to take action; when you want to create a..

As I emerge from the holidays into January I usually experience a bit of a letdown. I’m used to it. I’ve learned to prepare something new and at least a little exciting for January so I have..

When Alex died I intuitively knew I had to go through this grieving process organically, in my own way. I didn’t want to read books about the phases of grief or talk to other mothers who had..