• How does it affect you—physically, mentally, and emotionally?

    How Grief Affects Your Body, Mind, and Emotions

    Grief doesn’t just touch the heart—it impacts your body, mind, and emotions in surprising ways. Here’s what I’ve learned about these responses and simple tools to help calm them.

  • How Do I Survive My Grief? Don’t Get Stuck!

    Feeling Stuck in Grief? Five Signs and How to Move Forward

    Grief can leave you feeling stuck—circling in despair, denial, or distraction. In this post, I share the “Five D’s” of being stuck in grief and practical steps to move forward. Healing doesn’t mean forgetting your loved one; it means honoring their memory by learning how to live again, one small step at a time.

  • Learning to speak grief

    Stepping Into a New Language – Learning to Speak Grief

    Grief is like learning a new language—messy, exhausting, and often overwhelming. In this post, I share the first guiding principle from the Rebuild: Finding Life After Loss workshop: “Everything is normal. Not everything is helpful. Do helpful things.” Discover practical ways to notice unhelpful patterns, take small healing steps, and find support for your own grief journey.

  • Pregnancy After Loss: The Tension Between Fear and Hope

    Pregnancy after loss is different. It’s filled with anxiety, trauma triggers, and a cautious kind of hope. In this post, I share my own story—losing my first son and navigating a subsequent pregnancy—and offer insights, support, and tools to help others on a similar path.