J ~ Journal to Survive the Tornado

Eleven months after Brent died in a car accident, my friend & peer mentor Robin Litrenta invited me to attend a weekend conference for widowed people- Soaring Spirits International’s Camp Widow West.  I did NOT want to go.  I did NOT want to admit that Brent...

I ~ The Power of Imagery

Gail Gerbie is no stranger to grief and trauma. Both of her parents died on the same day- from different circumstances. She explains, “After their deaths and side-by-side burial, horrifying images would take over the movie screen in my head. There were times when...

H ~ Higher Power

In the following essay Tom Zuba- inspirational author, speaker, life coach, friend, and this week’s A2Z guest blogger- writes eloquently about the HIGHER POWER force of love, acceptance and healing that has accompanied him on his journey of living life with the...

G ~ The Value of Groups

When I met Hanna Kluner at one of my first grief groups, I sensed that she was a wise, kind, encouraging, inspirational, and authentic individual. It turns out that she was also instrumental in pulling me up and out of the deepest darkest pit of grief & trauma...

F ~ Flowers and Fragrance

For years my friend, Maya Naik, has been living and working on behalf of others in the fields of energy healing, nutrition and holistic health. After her own father passed away from the steady progression of Parkinson’s disease, she turned to FLOWERS &...