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  • Easing the Pain of Loss During the Holidays

    As we enter the holiday season, careful planning is important for those who are dealing with a profound or recent loss. Holiday grief planning can...
  • Task in Grief - Developing a New Relationship with Your Loved One

    Healing grief does not mean “getting over” the loss. You never “get over” losing someone. Instead, you move through, move forward, and carry that g...
  • National Grief Awareness Day

    National Grief Awareness Day is a great day for giving yourself permission to grieve. You’re not alone if you’ve not been feeling yourself lately. ...
  • 7 Daily Practices for Mental Health

    7 Daily Practices for Happiness I often receive the question, “What do you do to be so happy?” Here are 7 that I do every day. Information taken fr...
  • The Healing Power of Nature

    The Healing Power of Nature Information taken from: Chapter 2, Get Outside in Nature, in Feeling Good: 35 Proven Ways to Happiness, Even During To...
  • 8 Simple Ways to Improve Mental Health

    8 Ways to Improve Mental Health Seek out awe Awe can be found in so many places. Awe in nature can be gazing at a sunset, observing animals, or e...
  • Five Ways to Elevate Mood in the Morning

    You are not alone if life is feeling heavy. A recent Gallup poll indicated that people are experiencing more sadness and worry, and less enjoyment,...
  • Four Ways to Practice Gratitude on a Difficult Day

    I discovered the power of gratitude during the most difficult time of my life.  I found it in a simple cup of hazelnut coffee. My fiancé was battli...
  • Visualization for Healing Grief

    The Power of Visualization in Healing Grief (or any goal/desire) When I work with clients who have experienced loss, many think that they will neve...
  • One Simple Way to Support Someone Who's Grieving

    A few months ago, I posted in a facebook group for Okemo Mountain ski resort in an attempt to find anyone who was present the day my father died o...
  • Practicing gratitude is not toxic positivity, but it can be...

    We’ve heard a lot about the power of gratitude. It’s not a new idea. It’s been studied extensively by psychologists and proven to be effective for ...
  • Vicarious Trauma and Compounded Grief

    You’re not alone if you’ve not been feeling yourself lately. You’re not alone if you’re feeling sad. You’re not alone if things are feeling heav...