Author: grieffriend

Hello dear ones, Thanks for being here and welcome to those of you who are new. I’m writing this one on National Grief Awareness Day, 8/30/21. And when I think about grief awareness it comes down to this: Grief is more than death loss; it never goes away, we learn to live with it; and […]

I’ve been experiencing more fear and anxiety over the past few months, and I’m curious if you are too. It seems odd because we’re opening up and coming back to a more normal life, for which I’m grateful. However, I don’t think we’ll ever go back to where we were. At least that’s my experience […]

Happy belated summer solstice blessings to you from the northern hemisphere since I think that’s where most of you are. Thanks for being here and receiving my nuggets of wisdom about grief. And if you’re new here-welcome! And while it was just the longest day of the year, I feel a kind of dissonance as […]

How to open your wings through the Ripples of Loss…   I’m not quite ready to go back to normal life.  Are you? Well, and what was “normal” life anyways?    I’m wondering who you were before the pandemic and who you are now? How has the pandemic changed you?    I’m finding it helpful to […]

Who has your back? Hi everyone and a warm welcome to the new ones! It’s been awhile since I’ve written to you all here. I’m full of all kinds of things related to grief and to race and white supremacy as I write this on the day that the Chauvin trial is wrapping up. I’m […]

A Vlog and an invitation to a Grief Tending Circle March 11, 202! Happy Spring everyone! I hope you can feel a slight shift with the seasons and may it seep into your soul and bones. Thank you Nature for reminding us of the how spring comes after a long winter of so much grief… And […]

I’m BOTH grateful AND not grateful and I give you permission to do the same. Hello loves, I write to you while delicate snow flakes fall outside my window and it’s bitter cold. Hello February in Colorado…I hope you’re warm and well wherever you are. We’re also at that time of year where we focus […]

Welcome newbies!!! Thanks for being here. I try to keep these short (1000 words) so that it’s easier to read. And this year I’d like to add videos and voice recordings-it’s when I capture what’s closest to my heart as I think about you all… New year, same grief… Here we are in 2021…A new calendar […]

How to Find Joy in the Middle of the Rubble Happy December 2020! Here we are at the end of this long year and at what’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. Isn’t that what that song says? I usually make up different lyrics to that one, like…it’s the most horrible […]

Well, here we-entering the holidays as well as our 9th month of the pandemic in the USA. I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving or at least an easy one. And if you’ve recently lost a loved one or are dealing with a recent transition, I send you more love and more ease. Times are hard. […]