
New Year, Same Grief
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

How to Find Joy in the Middle of the Rubble
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

How to Have a “Happy” Pandemic Holiday
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

Grief, Fear and Praying up a Mountain
“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” This is what CS Lewis wrote in his iconic book called A Grief Observed.

Tend the Circle, Tend Ourselves
The rock spiral that I created near my house keeps getting messed up. Someone keeps fucking with it, and essentially fucking with me. And that’s

What the World Needs is More Woo-Woo
Well, actually, the world needs so much right now. And if I could I’d simply hold the world and begin to stitch it back together.

How Stubborn Hope Saved Me
How stubborn hope helped me survive my partner’s tragic accident and how it could help you deal with 2020… It’s July. How’re you doing? I’m

Crying with Trees, Naming my Grief
I broke open yesterday with a tree. I learned that the construction project in our neighborhood will begin in 2 weeks. That’s the day that
We Must Get Comfortable with Discomfort
We Must Get Comfortable with Discomfort. Hello lovers… I’m curious about you and wondering how you’re doing these days. If you have time, write me

Don’t Set Up Camp in the Pit of Despair, Titrate It.
What do I mean by that? Well, this situation we are currently living-this pandemic and having to be quarantined is too big to process, understand,

What do cilantro and Grief Freak have in common?
Well, I’ll tell you and while I tell you just get used to me writing about this a few times a year because I have

What’s New and BIG in 2020…
Welcome to 2020 everyone. And welcome to your next decade! And I want to say an especially warm welcome to my newest subscribers-welcome to the

Come Grieve with Me in Costa Rica
One of the things I learned this past October from all my dives into grief with my mentors, Alan Wolfelt, Francis Weller and Malidoma Somé,

Gratitude, Grief and Sorrow Parties…
Here we are again in the holidays craze. These “holy-days” that are so hard if you’re in acute grief. My heart truly reaching towards yours.

October Rocked Me…
October rocked me in a good way. It rocked me to my core and shuffled the foundation of how I work and how I am

The Road Less (Beth) Traveled
A lot of pessimistic people treasure the phrase “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” We all know that’s not true. Everyone I know

Grief is SO Much More Than Death Loss
Grief is so much more than death loss. So often when I’m introducing myself to others as the Grief Freak they often think that I’m

Befriending Your Grief-My Interview for the Women’s Dharma Summit
Dear ones… My grandma used to open her letters that way, been thinking about her a lot lately so maybe I will start using that

Why I call myself the Grief Freak, Part II
So I call myself the Grief Freak. What do I mean by that exactly? I have resurrected part of Part I of this from 2015, please

Tips and tricks for the DFD
I have been feeling sad lately and couldn’t place why. As the Grief Freak I’m usually pretty good at figuring out the root cause of

Another Big Tool for Grief: Dagara Grief Ritual
When my life was suddenly turned upside down, I needed unconventional, and non-traditional ways to not only understand what had happened to me, but I

Tips on how to have a grief retreat in the middle of an over the top, all-inclusive posh tourist resort.
Ah vacations! So needed to keep the balance in check with our busy lives. In fact, right now I am preparing for a vacation myself-a

A follow up to Grief Anniversaries: What to do on the day your soul got that permanent tattoo
Well, a lot has happened since I last connected with all of you here. My hope is that I am reaching you with my writings/musings

Grief Anniversaries: What to do on the day your soul got that permanent tattoo
Anniversaries are usually happy occasions as we often think of them with joyous events such as weddings and birthdays, right? But what about anniversaries that