The power of words… 26 Aug 2013 | 03:05 pm

Sometimes we don’t even realize the power of the words we’ve been using to tell our story (to ourselves or others).  Even more than that, sometimes we don’t realize we have the agency to change the wo...

Transformation instead of punishment… 10 Aug 2013 | 02:39 am

There is often an external or internal pressure to “do your grief work now” that comes with the implication that we’ll be punished later if we don’t.  But what if we move within the framework of trans...

Non-judgemental witness… 9 Aug 2013 | 10:12 am

Even if you can’t find someone in person to sit with you in this way, imagine someone from the past or future who is/would be willing to witness for you in a non-judgemental?  What would you share wit...

Playing with time… 5 Aug 2013 | 04:59 pm

If you could ask a question of someone you love who has died, what question would you ask? If they could answer, what would they say? Who would it be — real person in your life, invented character, ...

Let it burn 31 Jul 2013 | 02:13 pm

What “burning” have you endured in your life, and what was lost in those fires? What endured, despite the fires? And what does that tell you about the kind of person you are, and what’s most impor...

No curriculum for grief 16 Jul 2013 | 11:53 pm

What “rules of the right way to grieve” did you have to break in order to live wholeheartedly after loss? Who from your past would not be surprised to hear of you having broken those rules now? Wh...

To live is to be slowly born 9 Jul 2013 | 02:43 pm

Creative Prompt: When you think of that single event that awoke a total stranger within, can you imagine your pre-event and post-event selves having a conversation with each other?  What would be sai...

Space inside… 8 Jul 2013 | 09:15 pm

Creative Prompt: When you think of the heart as a vessel, what do you think your heart carries?  Humans sometimes say the heart broke or cracked after they experienced grief.  If your heart broke or ...

On Courage 3 Jul 2013 | 03:12 pm

Guest blog spot over at The Respite… 29 May 2013 | 10:01 am

Many thanks to Elizabeth and the team over at The Respite for the guest blog spot for our article on the topic “The Space We Live In”…click here to see the full article!