This is a post I just updated. I wanted to extend an invitation again to those who might like to write a guest post here. It would need to be on a topic helpful and relevant to my ... Read More
Listening to Your Inner Survivor
Do you listen to and trust your inner survivor? Why is that important? Have you ever felt you lived in a world in which you could predict and count on very little? I think we all have felt that way ... Read More
Oh What A Year It Has Been!
#2020-A Year of #Isolation and #Connection Oh what a year it has been! A year of isolation and connection..A year of too much and not enough..A year most of us will be glad to have disappear, though ... Read More
Lockdown Loneliness
This post about “lockdown loneliness” is for you if you live alone, regardless of the reason you do. It was written for widows in a group I run, but certainly applies to anyone without a companion ... Read More
Grief Help: Disposing of Your Loved One’s Stuff
When is the right time to start cleaning out the belongings or "stuff " of a deceased loved one? Is there a "normal" time frame? "Is there something wrong with me that I have done it ... Read More
Autumn & Life-A Blogbit
As autumn approaches, I sometimes find myself conflicted. Is it because I realize I am actually in the autumn stage of life? When we lived in San Francisco, we missed this ... Read More
Life After Loss and Trauma
Forever Changed Life after loss and trauma is just different than how it once was, no matter how healed you think you are, or how hard you have worked to do that healing. When there are images of ... Read More
Brevity and Other Thoughts from Iris-A Blogbit
Experiment The #blogbits I hope to do for the next little while may surprise some of you, since I am not known for my #brevity. I do so love words, but then, I was a poet long before I was pretty ... Read More
Fizzled New Year Goals
Fizzled New Year Goals: How many of you are starting to feel like the air has leaked out of your balloon and that the high ideals and goals that had you so pumped up on Dec 31 or Jan 1 have ... Read More
Event: First Group Coaching Call for Widows Empowerment Coaching Club February 9th
Hey Everyone, Have you heard about my new program, the Widows Empowerment Coaching Club? This is a new group program by phone, that you can join from almost anywhere you are. You have ... Read More