Please give this a read.Thank you for sharing it @cpkinnaird!
We are 11 days away from Christmas. How are you hanging in there? Notice what’s coming up in your mind and body, and give it some attention, even if you’re feeling like shoving it down...or distracting yourself. What do you want to think? Deep breaths. You’ve got this!
Over the holidays, you may wonder what to do if you *WANT* to participate in a holiday tradition, but can’t. Maybe you can’t do the tradition as you once did because of the pandemic. Or, maybe you can’t do the tradition as you once did because a loved one has passed away. Whatever the reason, […]
Let’s talk about grief and the holidays a little bit more. Something that could have a huge impact on you, is simply being *aware* of what you are feeling. Today I want you to just name the emotion that you are feeling. Call it out. Say it out loud, even. Naming what you are feeling […]
This photo was taken on Christmas Day, 20 days after my mom’s death. I super, duper wanted to skip the holidays, in case you hadn’t already noticed by looking at my lackluster eyes. Oh my goodness I just wanted to disappear. Even now, every year, as November rolls around, the familiar “punch in the gut” […]
