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Employee engagement has consistently been in the top 3 of HR priorities year over year. First came rewards and recognition, then Employee...

If you could hear me when I’m sitting next to you, I would tell you… I am always with you… I am the breeze you feel when you’re outside...

If you've learned one thing about me it's, I'm passionate about grief awareness and helping people discover healing. But what else is...

34 killed, 170 injured in Brussels… so far. But it’s not just these reported numbers of lives that are affected by the recent terrorist...

I’ve never felt emotional pain the way I did when I became a young widow. Sadly, most people don’t realize the ripple effect death has...

Everything about life now is confusing. I literally don’t know what to do. With my husband, we were a team; we would figure things out...

“Emotions overwhelm you when you least expect it, a true pain attack (yes, PAIN attack). I find it crazy that emotions I suppress are in...

“I want to focus the hope of moving forward, I want to believe time will heal this pain, I want to be strong again. It’s easier said than...

The worst pain I ever felt was losing my husband. He made me feel whole, our family was complete, we were perfect and mainly he is...

At the end of the day, while most people are unwinding with their significant other, a widow is laying in his/her bed either crying or...

“I know I need to start writing because this is hurting too much – I feel like I’m going to burst at the seams. I’ve been numb for the...

To truly heal is to allow yourself to be vulnerable, to face the pain you mask – sometimes unconsciously, and to wholeheartedly digest...

The movie Inside Out is phenomenal for many reasons. As a mother of a young son (and a widow), I am so thankful for a movie that helps...

I am super excited that I was asked to be a blog contributor for HowDoIGoOn.org (please check out the site, they have great tools for...

“Today was Caleb’s first basketball practice. I cried. I couldn’t stop. Then I came home and after putting him to bed, I cried for about...

Why is “How are you?” a damaging question to ask someone who is grieving? Well, let’s think about it from the griever’s perspective. The...

Grief in the workplace is not as taboo as most people would like to think. In today’s world, it’s increasingly more important to offer...

When an employee experiences a loss of an immediate family member – spouse, parent, or child (as defined by most HR Bereavement Policies)...

Death is never easy to talk about regardless if it’s a personal loss or someone close to you is experiencing the loss. Heartbreaking and...