Holiday Stress & Widowhood
Holiday Stress...there, we said it. These two words go hand in hand. Now, add to it the passage of widowhood and we have entered a whole new level of Margaritaville.…
Grief and Gratitude
First, we are grateful for you! We are grateful for our work, presenting, growing our blog and community. We are grateful for our followers and supporters. You make this possible.…
10 years ago…
Ten years ago this month we were preparing for our second season of holidays with our newly adopted children. This would be the first Christmas that we were legally a…
Grief Triage:Strategies for the Holidays FREE Webinar
Grief Triage: Strategies for the Holidays FREE Webinar November 21, 8pm EST - 7pm CST - 5pm PST The holidays can bring up a lot of raw emotions and rob…
Help – When to Ask and What Types of Help
Help, no one wants to ask for help or thinks they need help. However, when grief and loss smack you around help can be a blessing to you and to…
Never Enough Time
Just recently, our neighbor came by to get help with finding a hall for his family. His wife of 40+ years had just lost her battle with cancer and they…
Grief and “Helpful” Others
They are out there, those well meaning folks. They may want to "help", run, or ruin our lives. Then there are the plain old crazy people that show up when…
3 deaths…one week
Wow...I cannot even begin to explain the emotions running through me right now. Saturday, I found out that my 26 year old nephew had passed unexpectedly. They found…
Jeni & Teresa Welcome you to Torn in Half
Presentation Perspectives
In August of this year, Teresa and we took Torn in Half a step further. We developed presentations on grief and loss and Teresa flew into Indiana from Texas for…
Dealing with Grief Through the Benefit of Essential Oils
Our third guest blog and final of this 3 part essential oils series is from Lynette Outler. Teresa and Jeni have invited Lynn to provide a guest blog. We thank…