Managing the Holidays while Grieving
As we begin a week that may feel tender on many fronts, here are a few of my thoughts and reminders for managing the holidays when you are living with grief.
You’re not obligated to feel grateful.
You are allowed to feel however you feel in your grief - heartbroken, angry, anxious, jealous - without forcing yourself to manufacture gratitude.
NEW: Grief Support
I’m pleased to announce that I will not be offering grief support, including groups, one-on-one coaching, and a new weekly newsletter called The Comfort Corner.
How Do we Come to Joy in Grief?
On this episode of Jump Start Your Joy, host Paula Jenkins and I discuss my shifting relationship with joy following the loss of my beloved sister.
Square Four of the Change Cycle
Welcome to the promised land - here’s what to do until the next change comes.
Square Three of the Change Cycle
Here are strategies to support yourself through the action and experimentation of square three, especially when the going gets tough.
Square Two of the Change Cycle
Square two is about envisioning and imagining new identities. Here are strategies to support yourself through dreaming and scheming in square two.
Square One of the Change Cycle
If you’re finding yourself in square one, feeling lost and confused with no clear next steps in sight, here are some strategies for making your way through.