Self-Care and Christine Kane

One of the biggest and most significant aspects of my process of healing grief has been learning self-care and learning to trust in my intuitive knowledge of how to heal.  Healing without self-care is simply not going to work.  By far, one of my biggest teachers and mentors in this learning process has been Christine [...]

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Time to Grieve

The sorrow which has no vent in tears may make other organs weep.  ~Henry Maudsley
How many times have you heard or said the phrase, “I don’t have time?”  I think it is becoming one of the most common statements around today.  And I find this very sad.  We tell ourselves every day, “I don’t have [...]

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Permission to Grieve Part 2

I’ll start the long overdue writing of Part Two of Permission to Grieve by giving myself permission to be kind to myself for taking so long to write this!!  Onto the writing….
As mentioned in Part One, Part Two has 3 parts – a new look at selfishness, challenges and a couple surprises that may come [...]

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Valentine’s for One

Whatever the original meaning behind Valentine’s Day was, today it has come to be associated with romantic love and couples.  This can be an especially painful holiday for people who are no longer part of a pair – whether due to the death of a partner or the break-up of a relationship.  Everywhere a person [...]

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100 Extreme Self-Care Ideas

Naps
Massage
Have an Adventure Day
Read (easy, fun reads though, not self-help or professional books!)
Snuggle with the cat (or dog or baby or kids)
Hugs
Long walks and/or hikes
Bubble baths
Movies (again, easy watches – not horrific documentaries or violent battles or super sad ones that remind you of your own losses)
Order dinner in (or have someone else make it)
Say [...]

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