MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH MEETS HIGH-STAKES TESTING
The Cruel Irony of MayMay is nationally recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month—a time set aside to raise awareness, break stigma, ...
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MAY 1st – HONORING LAUGHTER, REMEMBERING LOVE
Some people have a laugh that fills the whole room. Bob had that kind of laugh. It started deep in his chest, rolled up like thunder, a...
CELEBRATING WORLD LAUGHTER DAY AND THE START OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
Laughter, Light, and Mental HealthThe first day of May marks World Laughter Day, a celebration of the healing power of laughter. At the...
Chasing the Snake
Learning to Let Go of the Why and Lean Into the Who
When someone we deeply love is suddenly gone, the ache of their absence is often ma...
RETHINKING THE SEMANTICS OF “LOSS”
Before Bob moved to Heaven, I never questioned the word "loss" when someone died. It was just what we said: "Sorry for your loss." It f...
ABSENCE IS A VERB: THE ACTIVE ROLE OF WHAT’S MISSING
Absence is often thought of as a static state — the mere lack of presence. But what if we reconsider absence as an active force, someth...
FINDING BALANCE IN THE VALLEYS OF LIFE
This balance is especially true when we go through the valleys. Grief has a way of making us yearn for the “old me,” the person we were...
HAPPY 63rd BIRTHDAY! I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!
Today marks his 63rd birthday — the fifth one we're celebrating with him in Heaven. This day brings a bittersweet mix of emotions: love...
THE APPROPPRIATE ROLE OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS DURING TESTING
The Positive, Proactive, Proper Way: Upholding the Integrity of Our Role When Students Need Us Most
Over the past couple of weeks, we’v...
WHEN GRIEF MEETS GOOD FRIDAY
There is a stillness to Good Friday that feels familiar when you're walking through grief. It’s a day marked by sorrow, by silence, by ...