Dealing with Heartbreak, Grief & Loss? You Are Not Alone.
This topic is one of the toughest for us. When something important in your life ends, it’s hard. Whether it’s a long term relationship that ends in a breakup, a divorce, or the loss of a loved one, it can turn your world upside down. Dealing with heartbreak can put you in a tailspin that drops you down a deep hole.
These articles and inspiring video conversations, with women who have inspiring stories to share, are intended to offer ideas and insights so your journey through heartbreak can be made easier and you feel better soon.
20 Divorce Quotes to Help You Heal and Move Forward
Going through life’s upside-down moments, like divorce, can challenge every fiber of your being and it becomes hard to think clearly, know what you are feeling, and be steady enough to take a step in the right direction. In fact, you may feel so stuck that moving at...
When To Move On From A Friendship — Even When it Hurts
Friendships, especially for women, are woven into our fabric and are vital to our sense of well-being. The threads of friendship come from sharing experiences, growing together, and divulging our innermost thoughts and deepest secrets. We create a sisterhood. When...
How to Overcome Grief and Loss of a Pet
Losing a pet can be devastating. Ask any animal lover who has opened their heart and home to a dog, cat, horse, bunny or gerbil. It can be harder than losing a loved one in many ways. Learning how to overcome grief and loss of a pet requires an understanding of why...
Life Lessons Learned from Divorce — The Hard Way
For those of you who know me or have been following my journey, you know that I have been through a lot of transitions in my life, including divorce—twice. As I look back on those times I realize the life lessons learned from divorce have served me well. They came in...
9 Strategies For Living Beyond Loss And Grief
Healing from loss is one of the hardest things in life because it is jam-packed with emotions that come and go. Living beyond loss and grief challenges even the most resilient among us. What I know for sure is the losses you endure, and the grief that comes with them,...
How to Work Through Loss and Grief Without Losing Yourself
Working through loss and grief can be one of the most difficult and challenging times in this human experience. The grief we feel when we lose someone we’re close to is deep, and it’s different depending upon the nature of our relationship. Through my own experience,...
Will I Ever Move on From My Ex? Here’s How to Know & Move Forward
Relationships end. And it hurts. Feeling shattered, betrayed, empty and stuck in that place can last a long time. I often hear this question: Will I ever move on from my ex? My answer always is: If you want to. It’s always a choice you get to make, but there are some...
How to Handle Grief and the Loss of Your Mother with Grace & Gratitude
The loss of your mother carries a different burden than the loss of other people in your life. At least that’s how I’ve experienced it. Somehow, it’s deeper and bores a big hole in your heart that can never be filled again—because you only have one mother. Some people...
How Long Does Grief Last After Losing a Loved One?
What I know for sure is this: after losing a loved one, what we might experience can vary widely—and the length of time grief lasts depends on many things. The relationship we shared with the one we lost—if we were close or we were estranged, if it was a member of our...
Supporting Others as They Grieve
We recently experienced another loss in our family—this time it was a beloved pet, Miss Murphy, who was a constant loving companion for my brother and sister-in-law. As I wrestled with what to say to them, it got me to thinking that this is something we all struggle...
Preparing for a Loss
What do you have to be grateful for this week? Focus on that for a few moments today. Breathe it in. And smile. It’s been an amazingly bittersweet week for me. Here’s the sweet part: This week, my new book, Upside Down to Right Side Up, launched in Kindle format and...
Stuck In Your Story? What Does It Cost You?
One of my stories was, “I’m divorced twice. I’m a failure at relationships. I can’t trust myself to make good decisions. If I’m a failure in life, I can’t possibly be successful in my career.” And on and on, like an endless loop of irrational negative thoughts...