WHEN HOLIDAYS BRING NOT-SO-JOLLY MEMORIES

When Holidays Bring Not-So-Jolly Memories

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “You’re not the same. You’re not supposed to be the same. You’re supposed to be different. This isn’t something you will ever forget.” ~ Daisy Whitney Holidays are often portrayed as being joyous, holly, and jolly, but for many, it is a time of overwhelming sadness and painful reminders of past losses. […]

FINDING GRATITUDE IN HARD TIMES

Finding Gratitude in Hard Times

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” –Doris Day Several years ago, I went to my friend’s parent’s home and I will never forget the experience. I knew they had struggled with unemployment and money issues for many years yet the feelings of love and warmth in that home overwhelmed me and have […]

5 Ways you're not facing your grief

5 Ways You’re Not Facing Your Grief

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” ~ E.A. Bucchianeri One day life is great, things are normal, the sun is shining and your laughter comes freely. Then, not a split second later, you are faced with a loss so deep you […]

MENtal health

MENtal Health: How are the Men in Your Life Doing?

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Men suffer a lot behind the mask of manliness.” —Vineet Aggarwal Last week I went out for TexMex with my closest friends. While we enjoyed our chips and salsa, everyone went around the table giving little updates about themselves and their families. When we got to my newlywed friend she told us […]

have your people

We All Need People; Who Are Yours?

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.”  ~~Anton Chekhov There is a scene that has been immortalized from “Grey’s Anatomy”–do you know which one I am referring to? Two friends are seated at a bar when Cristina matter-of-factly tells Meredith that she put her name down as an […]