Can There Be Happy Dating After Grief?
Yes, dating after grief is possible and good for you (when you’re ready) If you have experienced grief, loss, or trauma you know exactly how hard and scary it can be to even consider dating again. When I started dating, I stuck a toe in the water of the online dating pool. It was at […]
Top 3 Tips For Sobriety In Grief
Sobriety In Grief Is Hard For People In Recovery Sobriety in grief may be the hardest thing to manage. There has been a debate about the stages of grief among experts. Some experts say there are no stages of grief and that people have different reactions and different times and ways of healing. Grief can […]
5 Myths About Grief
Grieving is a highly individual experience; there’s no right or wrong way to grieve. How you grieve depends on many factors, including your personality and coping style, your life experience, your faith, and how significant the loss was to you. Inevitably, the grieving process takes time. Healing happens gradually; it can’t be forced or hurried—and […]
How Long Does It Take To Heal
Eighteen months. That’s how much time researchers say it takes to heal. Eighteen months for each stress inducing life event. Be it marriage or divorce, birth or death, diagnosis or remission; the fact is that the body doesn’t know “good” stress from “bad” stress. The time allotment is the same for each: eighteen months. When […]
Life After Overdose A Mother Speaks Out
Life after overdose is not a simple step to recovery as some would like us to believe…just as sobriety after addiction is not a simple recovery, either. Addiction and overdose are more complicated, and deadly. Life after overdose began with a coma At first, we thought it a miracle that Joshua came out of the […]
Dealing With Grief: How How To Ease The Pain
Dealing With Grief: What Can You Do Dealing with grief didn’t come easy for me. When my 39-year old sister died, I couldn’t function. I couldn’t quit crying let alone make it off the couch to cook dinner for my family. I thought I’d never find normal again. Yet life moves on, and I had […]