Lots of questions that could have been asked:

• What is normal grief?
• What is normal for people in grief?
• What can we do to make grief normal? 
• How can we plan for normal grief? 
• What is normal f...

If you will, take an imaginary trip with me. Let's go to the beach. 

Find a lonely place where no one else is around. 

Sit down in the sand. Take off your shoes and wiggle your toes. Dig a hole. Smo...

Grief is a lonely journey. Ask anyone who has lost a loved one and loneliness will show up as one of the biggest challenges. The absence. The quiet. The emptiness. 

There are many reasons for the lon...

Is it possible to get stuck in grief? 

Yes, I think it is. 

Grief is energy. It is our reaction to the loss of someone we love. Many factors enter into how much it hurts, but let's just say that gre...

On a cruise last fall, I leaned over the rail and watched as the bow of the ship pushed through the ocean. Deep blue water mingled with white caps as the ship moved forward.

Mesmerized, I watched for...

I first heard the words, "Mourn Well-Live Well," in a workshop led by Dr. Alan Wolfelt (https://www.centerforloss.com/). They certainly caught my attention. I had not made the connection between mourn...