Coping Strategies
It's important to have a strong foundation to bring in coping skills and strategies. I believe I had a strong foundation when my trauma struck, but no one...
“How do you do it?”
Recently a very close friend asked me "How do you do it?" How do you put a smile on every day? How are you so strong? My...
Losing Control
From the outside it may look like I have it together, well that is definitely not the case! I am constantly fighting an internal battle of control issues,...
Finding Meaning
So many things happen when someone dies. The living spend so much time trying to find meaning, find answers and find ways to hold on. The picture I posted...
Stage 5 – Acceptance
Acceptance does not mean that you are healed or that you are alright with what happened. I think it just means that you are accepting of your new...
Strange Things
I talk to my therapist a lot about the strange events, people and situations that occurred and may occur in the future. This may be helpful for anyone...
Navigating new life
The earlier part of the year before Zoe died I had separated from my ex husband, I had begun a new relationship, I was navigating what I thought was...
Stage 3 – Bargaining
This stage comes about differently depending on your circumstance. For me, being that my daughter died tragically I never had time to bargain for a different outcome. ...
#VBStrong
Not what my next post was going to be about but the timing had to be right now. I will continue my stages of grief blogs after but...
Stage 4 – Depression
For sure! Depression is real! My first encounter with depression was when my son was born. Postpartum depression overcame me as a twenty year old who just had...