Holiday Tips to Relieve Stress
If you are suffering from grief many of you know the holiday season can be filled with stress and unrealistic demands that cause depletion of your energy. How do you avoid this happening to you? There are certain things that you can do that will alleviate some of the chaos. I will give you some […]
Continue readingAre You A Survivor?
Today is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. A U.S. senator, Harry Reid who lost his father to suicide created a resolution that led to the creation of National Survivors of Suicide Day in 1999. The day is always held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in the U.S. You can learn more here. As other countries […]
Continue readingThanksgiving is here. You are what you eat.
We are in the month of November and Thanksgiving is around the corner. You are probably overwhelmed with planning the big day. Therefore I am not going to preach about how it’s easy to overeat, binge on sweets and drink too much eggnog! Most of the population has a hard time restraining on Thanksgiving and […]
Continue readingIs Halloween Happy?
Today is October 31st, therefore you will see signs and hear people say Happy Halloween! But it’s not a Happy Halloween for many. Especially those who have lost loved ones to suicide. In fact in can be a trigger to bring back a horrible memory of the tragedy you experienced. Or you may have had […]
Continue readingUnprocessed Grief, Are you stuck in it?
Do you have unprocessed grief? Grief is a normal reaction to loss and if you have experienced love then you shall experience grief at sometime in your life. Everyone grieves in his or her own time frame and in the way that is right for him or her. The problem occurs if grief is brushed […]
Continue readingBeach 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 […]
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