Welcome to The Journey to Healing Blog
By Bren Bell (Coach & Counselor)
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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Category
- 24 Hour Philosophy
- Addiction Grief
- Aging & Mindset
- Ambiguous Grief
- Anticipatory Grief
- Authentic Living
- Caregiver Grief
- Childhood Grief
- Children and Loss
- Communication skills
- Deservability
- Difficult Conversations
- Emotional Healing
- Emotional healing
- Fear of Unknown
- Grief & Emotional Wellness
- Grief & Fear
- Grief Support Tools
- Grief and Addiction
- Grief and the Body
- Grief before Loss
- Grief recovery
- Grief stages for Children
- Growth mindset
- Happiness starts here
- 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 identity
- Mental Health Awareness
- Mindfulness & Grief
- Mindset Shift
- Moving forward after Loss
- Myths and Beliefs
- Overcoming Fear
- Personal Growth
- Pet Bereavement
- Pet Loss Grief
- Re-Grief in children
- Rediscover Yourself after Loss
“A Year of Firsts after Loss”
Losing a loved one brings a wave heart-wrenching reality of 'firsts'—the first holiday without them, their first missed birthday, the first anniversary of their passing, and the first celebration of ANYTHING where their absence is deeply felt. Each milestone can feel like a new wave of grief, making the journey seem endless..
A Year of Firsts after Loss: Tips to Navigate
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