Listening is the oxygen of relationships. Without it we fail to connect and end up missing opportunities to support others when they need us the most.

I’m a student of grief and bereavement. I have my own experience having been met by a wide variety of loss and each time, learned while grieving.

What would it look like to approach a season of suffering with curiosity instead of closed minded resistance?

Today, what are you saying to yourself that promotes the life you want to live?

What are you looking at today? Are you looking at sunshine, pouring rain, or periods of cloud with sunny breaks?

I want to add four reminders to encourage you in that pursuit of good grief for yourself or for someone you are walking alongside in grief.

Grieving is hard work and it’s not unusual for people to avoid the effort required to grieve well.

There is a legend of a German baron who at his castle on the Rhine, stretched wires from tower to tower hoping the the winds might convert them into an Aeolian harp.

I’ve been reminded lately of the role gratitude plays in regulating mood and fostering more sustained positive emotion.

What are those areas where we are vulnerable and how to we protect ourselves from getting taken out in the battle we call life?

When your grief is validated it’s authenticated, affirmed, supported, and testified to.

It’s official — my new book Unlocking the Mystery of Grief: How to Grieve Well and Learn to Live Again After Loss is out!

Here are some toughts to reinforce the value of moving through your grief so you don’t allow yourself to get stuck or bogged down.

Today I share a poem that I read this week and found it worth sharing with you. I’m learning to sit with poetry more.

I'm pleased to announce that I was married to my friend Jean on May 5th!

Will you be a passive participant with grief or will you find a way to be an active participant with the grief?

One of the challenges you will face while grieving or navigating any difficult transition is the inner drive to keep going .

One key element to my grieving journey was the introduction of new ideas when I needed them the most.

There is a perspective that will increase your chances of being able to navigate loss and adversity better than you might first think.

Wise and reassuring words give us comfort and help provide language for what we’re experiencing.