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GRIEF ADVOCACY
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The Radical Act of Going Slow
But what does it mean when actually hold onto the slowness of spirit?
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Grief doesn't need to be healed
Grief is what reminds us of who we are and there is no reason to heal from that.Â
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Grievers Guide to Returning to Work
Returning to work after the death of a loved one can be an incredibly difficult and intimidating undertaking. Whether it has been weeks,...
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Why Grief is so Hard: the nuances.
Grief is experienced so differently by every single person that there are as many different loss experiences as there are people in the...
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Grief and The Holidays: Guilty Pleasure
This is the final part in our six part series and it feels appropriate to talk about guilt and pleasure in the finale. I have a problem...
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Grief and The Holidays: Your Enough is Enough
This is a hard time of year and we often find ourselves not putting up decorations, reserving the Brisket or even calling friends we...
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Grief and the Holidays: Our Love Hate Relationship with Loneliness
It’s true isn’t it? You love being alone but then you feel lonely. Loneliness is like a Tardis. It truly is bigger on the inside that it...
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Grief and The Holidays: The Sanctity of Sadness
There is no avoiding the fact that you will be a swirl of sadness, frustration, and anger over the holidays no matter how much you force...
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Grief and the Holidays: Preparing
Grief is one of those swirling emotions that can really take the wind out of our sails around the Holidays. There is so much going on...
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Grief, Gratitude and Grace Podcast - Cancer at Work
The Grief Gratitude and Grace Series was a wonderful podcast I co-hosted with John Brewer. We were honoured with 4 guests that discussed...
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Grief, Gratitude and Grace Podcast - Child Loss
The Grief Gratitude and Grace Series was a wonderful podcast I co-hosted with John Brewer. We were honoured with 4 guests that discussed...
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Grief, Gratitude & Grace Podcast Series - Sudden Violent Death
Welcome to our 4 episode Grief podcast series where I have the pleasure of co-hosting with John Brewer. In this episode we had the...
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What are you Holding onto?
I know this may come off as controversial but I'm gonna say it anyway. Judgement is a good thing. Judgement keeps me aligned with my...
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The Heart of a Caregiver
The words "Compassion Fatigue" don't quite sound the way it feels. It feels much deeper than fatigue and it's not just compassion they...
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When a Child Dies
A while back, I wrote a post about the collateral beauty of death and how grief is a version of unconditional love. I've spent some time...
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When we Grieve at Work
You don’t have to go very far before you find someone who has experienced the death of a coworker. For our teams, sometimes that death...
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Does Hope hurt Grief?
An interview with Jesse Brisendine of A Handful of Hope. We get curious about what it means to be grateful before hopeful. Have a listen...
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The Next Room - Interview
I had the pleasure of discussing Grief with Jane Asher on her Radio Program - The Next Room. We talked about how Grief is not something...
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How Anger Serves Us
Recently, I watched the amazing Ted Talk by JP Sears "Saying YES! to your weirdness" and it sums up a lot of what we strive for:...
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Collateral Beauty
A while back, I watched the movie Collateral Beauty. It was a beautiful tale about a man fallen to pieces over the death of his daughter...
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