Kissing Waves
Guest post by Rachel Espazien Photo by Laura Barry on Unsplash “I have learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock… Read More »Kissing Waves
Permission to Mourn
Ruth Potinu serves alongside her husband, Simon, and their three children in Papua New Guinea. There they seek to serve the vulnerable with a special focus on providing skills training for widows and their children. When Ruth's twin sister passed away at the age of just eight years old, Ruth developed a heart for helping people walk through times of grief.
Songs often speak to the soul when words fall flat
I have often sat at a funeral just feeling numb. What can you say? And then a song will play, you know one of those… Read More »Songs often speak to the soul when words fall flat
Reaching for that chocolate
Healthy coping. Is that even a thing? Often when someone is experiencing pain they reach for something to numb those intense feelings. This isn’t necessarily… Read More »Reaching for that chocolate
How Can We Practically Mourn Together?
I wrote a book on how there aren’t any magic words to say to someone in grief to make it all better and how we… Read More »How Can We Practically Mourn Together?
How has your grief grown you?
Like it or not, grief changes a person often in profound ways. It’s easy to look at the negative side of how life has been… Read More »How has your grief grown you?
What are you grieving?
Sometimes we grieve a loved one. Sometimes we grieve that life isn’t how we thought it would be. Sometimes we grieve injustice. Sometimes we grieve… Read More »What are you grieving?
January Writing Prompt
What did the year 2021 teach you about grief? Who did you loose? Use the monthly writing prompt below to help you process. Feel free… Read More »January Writing Prompt
When Grief Hits Hard During the Holidays`
My sister sent me a picture of Claxton fruit cakes today. Neither of us actually like fruit cakes but my grandpa LOVED them. My maternal… Read More »When Grief Hits Hard During the Holidays`
Writing prompt November tears…
What was it like growing up in your family? Were tears encouraged, normalized or discouraged? In chapter 1 of Permission to Mourn the topic of… Read More »Writing prompt November tears…
Even Then
by Maria Isabelli Even If. I kind of hate that statement. A few years ago, when I was on the long, slow road to physical… Read More »Even Then