As I travel on my own journey, I have come to understand that there is a rhythm to the events that make up a life, a journey, an initiation. I know that the moments that make up our journey appear at precisely the right time for us. I was reminded of this once again this [...]
I am writing this blog a couple of days early. I want to engage you during this in-between time. The days between the holidays are a time of reflection for me. A time when everyday life slows down a little bit. This has been especially true for me since our daughter's passing. As we adjusted [...]
This past week I was again reminded the importance of self-care. I used to think that I was being selfish when I took time to do things that gave me pleasure or nourished me. Now I know that self-care is necessary. Without self-care I can't give my clients my best self. Without self-care I feel [...]
We are in the midst of the holiday season. Thanksgiving is just over. Dan and Pete's birthdays were this week, and Christmas decorations are going up all over town. If you have tuned in to my Navigating Grief During the Holidays phone calls, you have heard me talk about ways to enter this season with [...]
I am writing you to this week from snowy Omaha. I am finding that living in a place that has a true winter is bringing up memories from my childhood in Chicago. There is a feeling when you go outside in 10-degree weather that you just don't get in North Carolina. The air smells different, [...]
I am writing you to this week from snowy Omaha. I am finding that living in a place that has a true winter is bringing up memories from my childhood in Chicago. There is a feeling when you go outside in 10-degree weather that you just don't get in North Carolina. The air smells different, [...]
A few weeks ago I asked for help deciding what to call myself. I received great feedback, from choosing one of the names I shared to suggestions of alternate names. It seems that every name that arose to describe what I do resonated with someone. I sat with all of the names for a few [...]
Dan and I went to a wedding celebration last week. My goddaughter got married earlier this summer on a family vacation and held a party for friends and family to celebrate her marriage. We had a wonderful time connecting and reconnecting with friends, some we hadn't seen since we moved from Chicago in 1993. We [...]
My guidance lately has been scrupulous devotion to the present moment. Deeply diving into the mystery of each moment. The stories in my head are active. They ask me that how can I be productive if I am spending all my time being in the present moment. And while "production" has not been my biggest [...]
I didn't think it was possible to go any deeper into the initiation of my daughter Leah's death, I really didn't. I've been at it for almost 14 years now. It led me out of the depths of devastation. It led me to step fully into this work. And yet I find myself going deeper. [...]
