Welcome to The Journey to Healing Blog
Expert Advice on Grief,
Coping and
Navigating LifeTransitions
On this blog, I share stories and insights on navigating loss, overcoming grief through transitional times, and moving through challenging seasons of life.
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- 24 Hour Philosophy
- Addiction Grief
- Addiction Recovery
- Aging & Mindset
- Ambiguous Grief
- Anticipatory Grief
- Authentic Living
- Caregiver Burnout Support
- Caregiver Grief
- Caregiver Identity Loss
- Caregiving Support
- Childhood Grief
- Children and Loss
- Communication skills
- Coping with the holidays
- Deservability
- Difficult Conversations
- Emotional Healing
- Emotional healing
- Family Traditions
- Fear of Unknown
- Grief & Emotional Wellness
- Grief & Fear
- Grief & Hope
- Grief Support Tools
- Grief and Addiction
- Grief and the Body
- Grief before Loss
- Grief recovery
- Grief stages for Children
- Grieving a spouse
- Growth mindset
- Happiness starts here
- Healing for Caregivers
- Healing through Grief
- Holiday stress
- Inner wisdom
- Intuition vs Intellect
- Isolation when grieving
- Living Authentically
- Living in the Present
- Living with Purpose
- Loss of Cat
- Loss of Dog
- Loss of Job
- Loss of Loved One
- Loss of Self
- Loss of a Spouse
- Loss of identity
- Mental Health Awareness
“The Firsts and Lasts of Grief: How to Navigate These Tender Milestones”
The firsts after loss — the first holiday, the first birthday, the first quiet evening without them — can feel like emotional landmines. And the lasts before loss, whether we recognized them or not, hold a tenderness all their own. This blog explores how to navigate these sacred milestones, from anticipatory grief to memory-keeping rituals, offering gentle guidance, composite stories, and a blessing to support you through the moments that anchor your love and reshape your life.
5 minute read
“The Silent Weight of Caregiving – Grieving Before Goodbye”
Caregiving often begins with love, but over time, it can quietly usher in grief long before a final goodbye. This kind of loss—slow, invisible, and deeply personal—is rarely talked about. In this blog, we explore the silent sorrow caregivers carry as they witness their loved ones fade, and offer gentle ways to honor that grief along the way.
4 minute read
“Anticipatory Grief: The Quiet Sorrow Before Loss”
Anticipatory grief is a deep, painful sorrow that occurs before an impending loss. It often goes unacknowledged, but nonetheless it is our minds way of protecting and preparing us. It affects those facing a loved one’s approaching death, their own mortality, or even non-death-related losses—like an impending mastectomy, divorce, or a progressive diagnosis.
The anticipation of Grief
3 minute read