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
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
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
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