Reflections on Mother's Day

Jenn – Your art completely belongs to you

January 24, 2022

Jenn explains the wonderful thing about art is that piece belongs completely to you and you have the power to do whatever you wish with it . She makes some suggestions as to what you may want to do.

Janice – “More to deal with than death when someone dies”

December 10, 2018

Janice explains that when somebody dies it’s not just the death that you are dealing with but the entire relationship.

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

August 5, 2022

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

Rev. Sky – “Feeling numb”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky discusses how feeling numb is a normal emotion and what you need to move forward.

Janice- “Stay with feelings”

December 10, 2018

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Keith – “Knowing what to say”

December 10, 2018

Keith gives practical advice about helping someone in grief.

Grief, Exhaustion, & Rest

March 21, 2024

Many people consider grief to be a response to the death of a loved one, but we grieve so much more than that. Grief is an emotional response to loss of any kind. Both real or perceived loss can trigger the response. The loss of a job, a miscarriage, a breakup, losing a sentimental item,…

Shannon – Losing is a life skill

November 22, 2022

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Rev. Sky – “Feeling stuck”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky describes being stuck and shifting.

Janice – “Not feeling grief when someone dies”

December 10, 2018

Janice talks about why some people don’t feel grief and what it may mean.

Marija – Permission to mourn

June 2, 2021

Marija discusses the value of being allowing yourself to mourn