Discover compassionate tips for coping with Mother’s Day grief when your mother is no longer with you, focusing on mindfulness, self-care, and creative expression to honor her memory and find solace. As Mother’s Day approaches, the absence of your mother may feel even more palpable – whether it has been days, months, or decades. It’s important
Mother’s Day might feel tender, heavy, or unexpectedly calm. However it finds you this year, know this: Your grief matters. Your bond still exists. And you get to shape how you carry your mother’s memory forward.Grieving on Mother’s Day can bring a unique kind of ache. For some, it’s the absence of a mother who
The first Mother’s Day without your mom is one of the most emotionally challenging days of the year. Whether the loss was sudden or followed a long illness, the absence can feel sharp, surreal, and hard to name.This holiday, so often wrapped in pastel flowers and picture-perfect cards, can bring a flood of memories—and a
MINDFULNESS & GRIEF PODCAST EPISODE 2The Kindness Rocks ProjectWith Megan Murphy SHOW NOTES When my husband and I found our first “kindness rock” in Hagerstown City Park on Easter Sunday, I had no idea that I was stumbling upon a worldwide movement rooted in a woman’s journey of love and loss, and her longing for guidance
Grief and addiction have a very complex relationship, and quite often the two are very closely intertwined. For people suffering from grief, substance abuse becomes a way of numbing the pain. For someone already suffering from substance abuse disorder, grief can actually be a wakeup call of sorts. Nobody seeks to experience grief or wishes