Remapping Your Neural Pathways in Grief

The various losses we experience shape us in more ways than we often realize My ...

July 12, 2023
I didn’t grow up with a lot of happy holiday memories

I didn’t grow up with a lot of holiday memories I didn’t grow up wit...

July 4, 2023
Nine Years Ago

Nine years ago tonight, I was getting ready to remarry To say I was scared was a...

June 26, 2023
You are still here for a reason

You are going to have to make the decision to live again after life throws you c...

June 23, 2023
1 year ago today…

If he could, he’d sit with me in a place like this, basking in the stunning mo...

June 10, 2023
The Truth About Being a Mother

Mother’s Day is this weekend Being a mother (and bonus mother) is one of t...

May 14, 2023
Addicted to the Negative Thoughts

The last few years, I’ve spent a huge amount of my time studying the brain and...

May 9, 2023
Be Grateful for the Little Things

Sometimes I suck at seeing the love The love when he handles the hard things so ...

April 13, 2023
Dear World, This is Grief

In the blink of an eye, it appears that the entire world is collectively experie...

December 20, 2021
Healing From Trauma – Why You Shouldn’t Leave the Body Behind

It’s time we STOP believing that all trauma healing work happens in our mi...

December 20, 2021
Recent Parkland and Sandy Hook Suicides Prove: There is No Timeline for Grief

By Guest Contributor – Mary Kate Tischler https://badasswidowwordpresscom...

December 20, 2021
Dear Widow Police – I Won’t Revoke My Card

Nearly ten years ago, I was given exclusive membership to one of the world’...

December 20, 2021
47 Things I’ve Learned By 47

I just recently turned 47 years old, and what I’m about to tell you may seem c...

December 20, 2021
Food Allergies and Intolerances

For years, I was upset that I couldn’t eat what everyone else ate The thought ...

December 20, 2021
Healing Grief Through the Power of Endorphins

(An excerpt from my best-selling book, Healthy Healing) Sitting on a beautiful b...

December 20, 2021
Love Is Love – Blending a Family Through The Eyes of a Teenager

The blog below was written by our thirteen-year-old bonus daughter Haven It has ...

December 20, 2021
Living Without Those You Can’t Live Without

You are living without the person you can’t possibly have lost The loneliness ...

December 20, 2021
The Empty Chair

You stand in a room full of the usual hustle and bustle of the holidays Love and...

December 20, 2021
Stifled Grief: How The West Has It Wrong

The reality is you will grieve in some capacity for the rest of your life Once l...

December 20, 2021
Chocolate Chia & Berry Breakfast Pudding

This is so tasty and as easy as it comes I prep it the night before and throw al...

December 20, 2021
Surviving The Holidays: 12 Tips For The Grieving

My late husband passed away in early October 2009, and within two weeks I dealt ...

December 20, 2021
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