Celebrating International Women’s Day

As we recently celebrated International Women’s Day, a quick google search will show you that many women responsible for breaking glass ceilings died this past year. Their legacies, though, will continue on as women continue to guide us towards a better future. The women in our local communities are just as impactful as the ones…

How to honor death & grief

honor death - candles in the dark representing death

This weekend is one of the hardest ones out of the year for me. Mostly because Saturday is the date of my Dad’s death. He actually died on Tuesday. Dates and days are funny things when they come up so many years later. Our bodies remember the days rather than the dates, at least that…

Boxing Up Our Loved Ones

How we talk about death impacts how we live. So, if you’ve watched the video and are reading along now, you’re open to having these kinds of conversations. I firmly believe talking about what makes us uncomfortable prepares us better for whatever comes. Not only does it prepare us, but speaking openly with your loved…

How to Handle Grief & Kids… When You Have to Put Down Their Dog

What happens with grief & kids collide? This May we had to put our dog down. It was an impossible choice and one that we felt needed to include the kids, most specifically the when of it all. We laid out the options, the reasons, and asked them what they thought. When we told our…

Best Way to Get National Grief Awareness Day on the Map

Check out the video below to get started. It covers the background of National Grief Awareness Day and how you can help make it official. Below the video you will find a frank discussion of death, grief, and dying. This is your trigger warning. If you aren’t ready to dig into this topic (I totally…