For many, Christmas is a season of extreme unhappiness while for others, it’s the very opposite.

If you don’t like the way things look, change the way you look at things.

Christmas can be a difficult time of year for those who grieve. The gap that exists because of a loss is often felt more deeply at Christmas.

Whether you are grieving or supporting those who do, these myths can get in the way of thorough and healthy grief.

There’s one thing we need whether we are grieving or supporting those who grieve. To find out, keep reading.

There are numerous myths that get in the way of healthy grief. My goal in this article is to expose some of these and share some ideas that might help.

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.