It’s my pleasure to announce the following schedule, still subject to changes, but this is the main flow. 2020 Virtual Retreat Schedule of Events Purpose of the retreat. The grief of losing a pregnancy, infant, or child produces long-term affects on our minds, bodies, and souls. Stress is known to negatively impact the body. Grieving … [Read more…]
Healing Retreat for Grieving Mothers Losing a child, no matter what age they were, how long you carried, or how many or how few memories you have made, is truly one of the WORST experiences a parent can ever face. Never being able to carry out this dream is also heartbreaking. Our Healing Retreat for … [Read more…]
TODAY IS #GIVINGTUESDAY If you can find it in your heart, I’m running a fundraiser for Sunshine After the Storm. We are a certified 501(c)3 organization, operating out of Columbia, SC. I know I did one in October, but we have a great need for increased donations right now as we send all the remaining packages … [Read more…]
Last month I had the honor and pleasure of attending a four-day intensive training near Atlanta, GA, with the Grief Recovery Institute. I am now certified to run multiple programs to support grievers. 8-week Grief Recovery Program – this is for all types of losses – death, divorce, loss of a job, loss of a … [Read more…]
I recently attended an intense training to become certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist. One of the things our amazing trainer said many times was: “Grief is an emotion. But people try to fix it from an intellectual standpoint.” You can’t “fix” a person’s grief. But you can be a wonderful support to them by … [Read more…]
Creating a Legacy for Your Child Losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare. It’s why when someone learns you’ve lost a child, their first response is typically “I can’t even imagine what you’re going through.” Truly, they can’t because our brains aren’t wired that way. Sigmund Freud once said that people run towards pleasure … [Read more…]
Sometimes the BEST thing we can do to help ourselves heal from pain, loss, disappointment, and anger is to just write it out. That’s how my entire career in blogging, freelance writing, and eventually publishing began. Would you like to share your story or contribute a piece about grief, loss, recovery, healing, or any related … [Read more…]
I’ve got a lot of sentiments and emotions about this. I’m feeling guilty that I haven’t been advocating as hard or frequently lately for TTTS awareness. It is the primary reason, after all, that I started this blog. That, and to survive the grief of losing one of our daughters because of Twin to Twin … [Read more…]
October 15th International Day of Remembrance I established Sunshine After the Storm (a 501(c)3 nonprofit) after the loss of my infant daughter Kathryn. We provide encouragement, hope, and light to grieving mothers through the delivery of care packages to grieving mothers. We fill these packages with items to bring the mothers comfort and love. We … [Read more…]
The media attention is really ridiculous these days. I am disappointed in how little respect people in general have for others… I wrote a post about the little boy who was killed by a gator in Florida. But it’s not about him, it’s about his parents. And what I imagine they are going through. I … [Read more…]