My Vision for Helping Others

My Vision for Helping Others

I wanted to take time in this post to peel back the veil a bit by telling you a quick version of my background, why I am where I am right now, and what my vision is for helping others to find what they want and why they want it. I grew up in a fundamentalist religion....
I Wish Freedom For You Too….

I Wish Freedom For You Too….

FREEDOM This word is everywhere at this time of year. I started to think about what it really means to me as a Mom who lost a son to suicide. First, I looked up the definition. According to Merriam-Webster: A quality or state of being free: such as  1. the absence of...
Belief That Happiness Is Possible After a Suicide

Belief That Happiness Is Possible After a Suicide

A lot of my clients first come to me with questions about how to move through this grief. How to make something of this experience they are having, how to move forward. How to live on. What we do is start with the belief. Is it possible to find happiness after your...
First Steps to Happiness Even When You Don’t Feel Deserving

First Steps to Happiness Even When You Don’t Feel Deserving

“It feels like I’m betraying my child if I start to think about being happy again”. “I don’t deserve happiness”. These statement have been made by many of my clients in different ways during coaching sessions. And, it seems like the noble thing to think. It seems like...
How to Find Peace After a Suicide

How to Find Peace After a Suicide

Last week, a fellow Mom told me “I just want peace again”.  I remember what that feeling was like after I first lost my son to suicide. That started me thinking about what peace really means. The dictionary says peace means “freedom from disturbance,...