
My Earth Grief Experience
Hello dear ones, Happy May! Yesterday I took a walk in the rain! I wasn’t dressed for the water pelting me but I didn’t mind, I

Earth Grief and What To Do About It…
Hello dear ones, It’s April, the month where we celebrate Earth Day. I’m as old as Earth Day…it was born the year I

Artful Living During Times of Crisis
Hello dear ones, I’ve been in a weekly online group since July of 2021 called “Soulful Life” with my grief mentor Francis Weller and another

About FONO (Fear of Normal), Managing our return together
Hello dear ones, This blog expands on something in my last one–pacing yourself as we begin to open up. If you need an online

Pandemic Practices I Plan to Keep
Hello dear ones, Welcome to 2022. And yeah, I know it’s almost February…I’m giving myself more grace with have-to’s and deadlines, I hope you can

Celebrating Light and Compost
Hello dear ones, ‘Tis the season of wonder as we celebrate the return of the light. And I’m curious how you’re doing in these holy-days.

Grief Rituals: Online & In Person
Hello dear ones, I’ve been getting calls and emails asking if I’m doing any grief rituals lately, and I really appreciate that. Thank you! And

Halloween is Scary, It’s the Gateway to the Holidays
Hello dear ones, I love this time of year in the western hemisphere where nature reminds us that death is part of life as the

Something BIG and a Call to Go Small…
Hello dear ones, Something BIG and a call to go small… Starting here with transparency— it’s been hard to write this blog. I’ve been

How to Have a Personal Grief Retreat
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,

Anxiety, Fear and the Hips.
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

A Liminal Duet with Self and a Sunset
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

How to Open Your Wings Through the Ripples of Loss
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

Who has your back right now?
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

A Vlog and an Invitation to a Grief Tending Circle
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

I’m BOTH Grateful AND Not Grateful
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

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