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Grieving? Listen with Your Heart

What if we simply didn't know how to support someone who is grieving? Two women, close friends who love one another. Sally had a miscarriage. The baby she already loved deeply was never to be born. She had died. Her friend Joan did her best to support Sally. Imperfect...

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Evidence

Guest blog by Jan McDaniel I've always been fascinated by old photographs and films. Last Spring, when a cough was keeping me awake at night, I watched several historical documentaries. I knew the people I was seeing in black and white film on the television screen...

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Changes

Changes

Guest blog by Jan McDaniel Suicide changes everything. Yet, not all of the changes to come are negative. Trust that the pain will soften, that life will be worth living again. Since I can’t do anything to influence the passage of time and cause these things to happen...

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Grief and The Contract

Grief and The Contract

When we are dropped into grief, we begin our own grief journey. Grief healing happens along that journey. The words you are about to read are an excerpt from my book, 'The Acorn Journal: Messages of Connection from The Other Side'. I'm sharing this because Mike has...

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How can I Support Someone Grieving?

How can I Support Someone Grieving?

How might we best support someone grieving? That's an excellent question and I'm so glad that you asked. (wink) When someone's heart has been broken, when they are grieving, we want to help. It's human nature and let's face it, you are a really good human! The problem...

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Grief Healing and The Acorn Journal: Messages from The Other Side, One Acorn at a Time…

Grief Healing and The Acorn Journal: Messages from The Other Side, One Acorn at a Time…

A very important part of grief healing for me has been getting clear about the signs that my son Mike has sent from The Other Side. This message is incredibly personal. I'm sharing because this is something that I imagine all of us have dealt with or will deal with at...

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Does Their Death Bring Relief As Well As Grief?

Does Their Death Bring Relief As Well As Grief?

Grief, it seems that most of us have tremendous expectations and judgment all wrapped up in grief and grieving. Let's dive into one aspect of this, the feeling of relief. I was having a conversation with someone who is very early in their grief. They are heartbroken. ...

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Grieving The Death Of Our Child

Grieving The Death Of Our Child

Grieving the death of our child is excruciating! It's unfair! It's wrong, just so very wrong. It's as though our world has been turned upside down as everything within us expects our child to outlive us. They bury us, not the other way around. To say goodbye to this...

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Grief Is Natural. Grieving Is A Process

Grief Is Natural. Grieving Is A Process

Grief is natural and grieving is a process. Grief is a noun. Sometimes I think about the word grief and I feel almost as though the word describes a thing, a place, a state of being. Grief. I wonder what it would look like if I could visualize it... You've experienced...

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Grief Changes But Does Not End Us

Grief Changes But Does Not End Us

Grief changes us but does not end us. How does that sentence land for you? I doubt that any of us would choose to be walking the path through grief and into healing. And yet, life happens. More correctly, I should say that death happens. And there we are, smack dab in...

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When Grieving, Become the Observer

When Grieving, Become the Observer

On December 17, 2010, my son Mike ended his life on this planet. Yes, he died of suicide. And so began my journey of walking the path of grief into healing. Now this walk is not one that any of us have chosen. Many were hurled here without warning, those that did have...

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