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Affirmations to help deal with loss Feb 19, 2021

Our thoughts create our reality.  And when we’re experiencing grief, our feelings and thoughts can exhaust us and negatively fill up our mind and heart. When we become aware of these...

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Grief Yoga – The Body Remembers Feb 19, 2021

“Men don’t cry, toughen up and be strong.” As a shy kid growing up in Southern Texas, I was taught that sadness was a sign of weakness. I never felt like I fit in. Instead of...

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Grief Brain and Moving Forward with Grace Feb 19, 2021

Grief Brain and Moving Forward with Grace

Experiencing loss and sadness has a profound impact on our life. Grief brain is real. And it takes a toll on our body.

Last year, my younger sister was in...

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Witnessing Grief Feb 19, 2021

When moments of sadness or anger rise up in me, I want to run away and crawl inside my shell like a turtle not letting anyone see my pain.

I developed this reaction as a teenager. Boys crying was a...

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The Purity Within Grief Feb 19, 2021

I don’t do grief perfectly. Who does?

Grief is exhausting.

Yet I know it’s an expression of life that needs to be expressed because if I resist grief, I resist love.

When experiencing a...

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The Path of my Recovery Feb 19, 2021

This is my 6th year anniversary of continual sobriety. As I witness where I’m at now, I can’t help but remember the path that brought me here.

I was raised in a strict religious...

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