Five Tips to Help Cope With Grief Around the Holiday Season

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The holidays are a joyous time of the year! We have Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas, just to name a few. But sometimes it’s not such a joyous time for those who are grieving a loved one. This time of year can be challenging for those who just lost a loved one. Maybe they lost…

5 Ways Journaling Has Helped Me

Around my birthday last year, I came across the article, How To Declutter Your Mind: 10 Practical Tips You’ll Actually Want To Try on Forbes.com. It mentioned how keeping a journal is a great way to relax your mind. The author explained how, according to research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General writing…

A Loss Is a Loss

I knew I was pregnant right away, as soon as I missed my period. Plus, we were trying for a baby. After a few months of negatives, the test was finally positive; I took another test to really confirm the following day. Another positive. I was beyond excited and couldn’t contain it. I had already…