Grief and loss will look different for each person, each experience and season of life. Understand, no matter what your experience, you are worthy to find healing, in your time. The five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Each of these stages will present themselves very differently depending on your experience. As you gain other capacities in your healing journey, you could experience the same stage multiple times. Give yourself as much space and grace as you can.We want to remind you there is no timeline for grief.
As if the journey of parenthood wasn’t difficult enough, adding in the layer of societal expectations on each and every decision only complicates matters worse. On average a person makes upwards of 35,000 decisions each and every day, intentionally or passively, which leads many to experience known as “decision fatigue.”
Finding new and creative ways to connect with your partner can be challenging. Especially over the course of the last year where couples have been spending more time together due to forced lockdowns, quarantines and pandemic lifestyles. We are sharing some ideas to help create space, get to know each other on a deeper level.
Parents are being faced with an incredibly difficult decision, do I send my kids back to school? How do I know what the best decision is? How can I choose between my kids' mental and physical health? With the COVID-19 pandemic, families across the globe have been faced with circumstances that nothing could have prepared them for. Isolation. Lockdowns. Mortality. Loss of resources. School closures. Job Loss. Closed daycares. To vaccinate or not to vaccinate. The list could go on and on.
Many couples have been faced with some of the most challenging times this past year due to the pandemic and lockdown. Spending more time with one another than ever before in close quarters has added an additional layer of stress for many households. Understanding how your partner shows their love, especially if it is different than how you may show it, can be an opportunity for growth and meaningful connection.