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Contrasts Offer Opportunity for Reflection
Within a short span of eleven days, we will have attended 2 funerals and 2 weddings. This has caused me to think about the cycles, the circle of life. One of these deaths was swift and totally unexpected. An apparently strong and healthy man of only 63, his family was...
Healing begins with acknowledging wounds
Manda Stack, Intuitive Coach – Conversations with Sandy and Manda
More about Sandy and Manda I’m Sandy Walden of Serenity. As a Grief Coach, Grief Coach Trainer, Reiki master/teacher Hypnotist, and Author, I’m honored to support those who’ve experienced the heartbreak of loss. To walk the path with you...
Patch of … Love!
Guest post by Ari. A patch of … Love! After my boy died we had a tree planted at our local little league baseball field. He spent many summer days there playing baseball or just watching, and later, when he got older, many evenings playing in a softball league. The...
Sandy Walden, Grief Coach – Conversations with Sandy and Manda
More about Sandy and Manda I’m Sandy Walden of Serenity. As a Grief Coach, Grief Coach Trainer, Reiki master/teacher Hypnotist, and Author, I’m honored to support those who’ve experienced the heartbreak of loss. To walk the path with you...
Jan McDaniel, A Way for Hope – Conversations with Sandy and Manda
Jan McDaniel is a writer from the southeastern United States. She creates projects for survivors of traumatic loss, including suicide loss, through her website and blog, A Way for Hope. A partner of Serenity and frequent guest blogger. Jan's words always ring with...
Am I Filtering Words Properly?
I love words! I truly adore language and what we can express using our words, whether written or spoken. Now, English is the only language I speak and read, so one might think that there is little room for misunderstanding... well, I continue to learn how much wiggle...
Circle of Support
Sandy offers a free weekly meditation to support you on your journey, through grief - into healing. Join her. https://youtu.be/E7GqGQbWYpk
Compassion and Empathy – Conversations with Sandy and Manda
Is this Guilt or Regret?
It’s ok not to be ok
Guest post by Ari - It's ok to not be ok... After losing a beloved someone we struggle with moving away from the sadness. Our family and friends are supportive and kind in the beginning, and then they reach a point where they want us to be ok, to enter back into life,...
Meredith Vaish, The Pause Box – Conversations with Sandy and Manda
Today we welcome Meredith Vaish of The Pause Box. Meredith explains what she means by The Pause, why it's powerful and just how we can begin to incorporate The Pause into our lives. For more information visit: pauseboxco.com/ https://youtu.be/EwP7vhn9NOc
What is Grief?
So often lately, I've been hearing people say that they were surprised when they realized that the emotions they are experiencing lately are all signs of grieving. They are experiencing grief. Very simply put, grief is the feeling we experience when we have a loss....
Peaceful Moments
This post begins the third series in Way for Hope's collection (see the first two on our series page). I can't think of a better time to look for peaceful moments than right now. The world around us is changing due to the new strain of Coronavirus that is spreading,...
Honoring Emotions – Conversations with Sandy and Manda
Honoring emotions – ours and others’ • Are you feeling overwhelmed with your own or others’ emotions? • Why it’s important to identify the emotions you’re experiencing. • How to be present to someone else who’s emotions don’t match yours. • A simple tip to help...
Healing a Relationshp after Death
Is it possible to heal a relationship after death? Years ago, someone, that I loved died. We didn't have what most would consider a healthy relationship while he had a heartbeat. We both tried in our own way. I truly believe it's something that we both wanted very...
Wisdom Shared with Sandy -Today’s guest, Reverend Debbie Malison
Sandy Walden is a Grief Coach and Grief Coach Trainer at Serenity. Sandy works with adults grieving a death. Together, they walk arm in arm, along the path, through grief into healing. To schedule your complimentary consultation with Sandy Website: SandyWalden.com...
A Gift I Received
I received a beautiful gift the other day. In the photo above, you can see what it is ... a boxed set of "44 delightfully detailed cards to color and share God's love, peace, and joy." Some of you may have seen or used the coloring books for adults with intricate and...
Todd Thurber, Dog Trainer – Conversations with Sandy and Manda
To contact Todd and learn more about how he can support you and your pet, reach out! http://comesitstayplay.com/
Listen with Your Heart
What if we simply didn't know how to support someone? 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 to be sure, but...
Create Paths of Love
Gratitude – Conversations with Sandy and Manda
Helping Yourself and Others
Use a notebook or journal to answer the following. 1. What are some of the healing resources you have right now? 2. What tools and which people in your life are most likely to help you heal and/or reach out to help others? 3. List your strengths and weaknesses in...
A Few Tips to Support During these Difficult Times
Oh, the days of deepest grief! Whether it is early grief when the fog is heavy and the way forward is often hidden... or further down the path where you are finding a 'new normal'. There are times, moments, days or sometimes longer when overwhelm visits. I have a few...
Connect even when We are Far Apart
Finding serenity…
A guest post by Ari Finding serenity... I walk every day, rain or shine, snowy days and bright warm days. It feels good to breathe, to look up at the sky, down at the grass, to feel mother nature. During these “stay at home” days we cannot interact with other people,...
Supporting a Family Member or Friend Who is Grieving
There are ways to encourage and help people who have lost loved ones … and ways to hurt them, intentions aside. This handy list shares some of the best ways to be supportive as well as a few "sensitivity tips" that will help you avoid inflicting pain as time goes by....
Grief Support Conversation
In this time of Covid-19, many are feeling very much alone. Please know, my heart goes out to you. I want to remind you, and I hope that you are able to take this message to heart - you are not alone. Tuesday, April 7th I am hosting a conversation for those who are...
Grief Support Conversation
If you have a grieving heart, join me and others for support. This group will meet via Zoom. So yes, we can see and hear one another safely. Wednesday, April 1, 2020. 6 - 7:30 pm. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/392429421 Meeting ID: 392 429 421...
Why Are We Afraid of Grief?
originally published in Psych Central's World of Psychology blog (February 5, 2020) https://psychcentral.com/blog/why-are-we-afraid-of-grief/ After receiving news of a death, no matter our emotional state, most of us think to do at least some of these things: call...
Lists, All Sorts of Lists!
Lists. Grocery lists. Hardware store lists. Lists of places I want to visit, people I want to call. Chores that I want to do and another of the things that I feel like I need to do. Lists for my personal life, as well as professional. Yep, I'm a huge fan of lists!...
Why do I Focus on Gratitude?
White Feather Project
Find Your Peace
Today is a good day to find your peace. It doesn't matter if it is only a moment; that is how healing works. Peace grows as you seek it. Not steadily, but surely. Holidays were very painful for me for a long time, but then as I thought about my husband, I began to...
Covid-19, A New Experience for All of Us
Grief and Shock
Changes
This can be an unsettled time for those who are grieving and perhaps for everyone. The wind is blowing here. It's March. The seasons are changing. The time is even changed in the United States. All of us have probably heard about the new strain of Coronavirus that is...
Coincidence or Sign?
How do you feel about coincidence? Do you think they exist? If so, what are they about? Do you believe in signs from The Divine or from our loved ones on The Other Side? If so, what has convinced you these signs are real? My son Mike died of suicide on December 17,...
Questions and Intentions
We've talked about this before, yes, I want to talk about it again. Because so it's so very common for misunderstandings and hurt feelings to happen. https://youtu.be/wEgh1Vpsy9c
Cups of Hope series – Territory of the Mind
I write about survival, connection, and hope. That can cover a lot of territory. As a writer and a survivor who lost a loved one to suicide, there are certain things from the creative part of my life that can help me survive, reconnect, and keep hoping. One of the...
The Mourner’s Bill of Rights
A gentleman shared this with all of us at the monthly Grief Conversation and Support Group which I facilitate. As you read through these words, I encourage you to feel them out, what feels right for you? Take that which does and share it with others, especially your...
Anger and Healing
The Blurt
Grief Conversation and Support – every month
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Cups of Hope series – Stuck
Is it possible to understand another person's loss? Loss is one of those words with many definitions, perhaps as many as there are endings. While there are many ways to share compassion and to commiserate with or relate to other survivors, can we really "walk a mile...
Their Truth may be Different than Your Truth
Cups of Hope series – Echoes
Is it possible to understand another person's loss? Loss is one of those words with many definitions, perhaps as many as there are endings. While there are many ways to share compassion and to commiserate with or relate to other survivors, can we really "walk a mile...
Memories
Today I was sitting in my chair, doing not much at all. Simply reminiscing I guess. I found myself looking at a few pictures that are placed around the room. A picture of my amazing husband and me, another shows my three sons as young men on the day the eldest got...