Finding Meaning in death?
Finding Meaning in death, what does it mean? Finding meaning in death is hard for us. Why? Because we are all human and as humans we struggle to find meaning in death and especially tragic ones. After a loss we are looking for answers. I lost my 20-yr-old sister to cancer, and two husbands suddenly […]
Continue readingWhat can you do on National Suicide Prevention Day?
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness month and September 10th is National Suicide Prevention Day. I thought it appropriate to write this blog since my husband Steve died by suicide on September 14th. You also may have lost a loved one to suicide. If so, I am very sorry for your loss. If you follow […]
Continue readingSuicides 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 […]
Continue readingHow the Tango Saved My Life
When I say that the tango saved my life, you probably assume that Iām being metaphorical. But no, I mean it in a very literal way. The tango conjures some very clear images for most people: a beautiful woman wrapped in a flowing dress, wearing stilettos and embraced in the arms of a debonair man. […]
Continue readingWhat emotions are you stuck with?
Do you have unpleasant emotions that cling to you like lint on a sweater? They certainly stay stuck unless you pull off each rolled up ball of yarn. Have you ever done anything to try to release your emotions that cling and keep you in a stuck place? I am going to talk specifically about guilt […]
Continue reading11:11 Meaning, Another Grief Trigger
The 11:11 meaning is bittersweet to me this week. They have been my guiding force since 2005. The awakening came to me after the suicide death of my husband Steve. It was after that time that I began to see those numbers. They appeared to me when I finally had the courage to listen to a Beatles song […]
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