No matter how much anger, frustration, disappointment, shame, or even grief you are experiencing, you must remember that you are human. And your human emotions are completely valid. Suppressing negative emotions is a coping mechanism that we often subconsciously use to keep us safe and as far ...
we also make room for more memories. And that’s a huge chunk of what grief is about. We don’t “get over” someone; we don’t “get through” with the grieving process; we don’t “move on” with our lives. What we do is we make room. Room for new friends. Room for new ...
Grief can manifest in a variety of ways, and it is usually different for each person. Your experience with grief will not necessarily be the same as anyone else’s. You need to give yourself room to meet those feelings, no matter what they look like. ...
If I’m smiling and possess a bright aura, shouldn’t I be filled with immense joy and grief should be on the back burner? Well, yes and no. The huge chunks of grief stem from “surviving” breast cancer and living in a country that doesn’t value people who look like me. Just wh...
than one child. I understand that parenting multiple children isn’t easy, but when I was in the trenches dealing with secondary infertility I had trouble being around other moms who would complain about their pregnancies or managing life with their children, when I couldn’t get there...