Beach and a Strange Meeting

I love to walk on the beach any time I get the opportunity.  It refreshes my spirit and my gratitude is exemplified.  On days I don’t get to take that walk, I make sure that I get a glimpse of it every day.  It’s been part of my recovery and continues to be a ritual […]

Suicides again? Kate Spade & Anthony Bourdain

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, suicides in the U.S. have been on the rise since 1999  with more than 45,000 in 2016.   The recent suicides of celebrities shocked our nation.   Kate Spade the 55-year old American fashion designer died June 5 and Anthony Bourdain, the American celebrity chef and travel documentarian […]

What are your emotions saying to you?

Has Grief affected your Brain?

I wish I had known more about the brain in 2005 when my husband Steve died by suicide. Maybe I wouldn’t have thought I was going crazy at the time.  Perhaps you feel that way if you lost someone you love to suicide. Thankfully, there is a tremendous amount of research on the cerebrum.  Researchers now […]

Are you Grieving on Father’s Day?

Father’s Day is a day celebrated in the U.S every year in the month of June.  It’s a special time for us to honor our dads.  But, sadly, not everyone is feeling filled with joy, especially those of you who have lost your father to suicide.  It’s equally difficult for father’s who have lost a […]

What is your story?

We all have stories. Your unique story began the day you were born.  Each experience in your life from the moment you took your first breath up to this instant creates your story.  I like to think of it as watching a movie.  I always watch ones with anticipation of what will transpire at the […]