Grief Prints
“Grief changes shape, but it never ends.” -Keanu Reeves
My Introduction
I’ve always been a person who loves to write. If you combine that with the curiosity of my own grief and wanting to learn about how to help others through their grief. . . There you go! You get the inspiration for this blog. My Grief Prints Blog.
This blog is dedicated to the grief experience. Your experience… My experience. . . Our world’s experience. The goal being to provide and share education, personal stories, and resources when dealing with grief experiences and life in general. Beyond grief, you’ll find blogs on other important pieces in mental health including things like PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
So, what’s with the name anyway???
The name Imprinted Counseling comes from the idea grief and loss experiences leave a print or permanent mark on our being. The name grief prints as a blog dives even further into that idea. With each of my own grief prints, I have learned something new about grief and also myself as a human being and therapist.
Not Just Another Day. . . .
I’ve been thinking about the month of September since May. And while I have more to say and continue from my last post something else is on my mind tonight. Today, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. There’s a lot attached to this day. There are people out...
What’s In a Label?
It’s hard to believe we’re welcoming late-August already. In the busyness of summer, I realized I missed some posts meant for May. So, take a minute. . . close your eyes. . . and let’s play rewind to May… When summer was just around the corner and falling leaves were...
Expanding Some Understanding: Collective Grief and Coronavirus
Most people know and understand the word grief. For many of us this word alone has the ability to send us into a downward spiral of memories, thoughts, and feelings related to our experiences of the past. Someday this Coronavirus will be just another memory to add to...
Why do I prefer the Grinch over Santa this holiday season?
During the holiday season we're bombarded with evidence why we should not be like the Grinch. When the truth is being like the Grinch is not always bad and sometimes it's just what we need. The truth is during the holidays I say give yourself permission to be the...
A Big Day. . . for us ALL!
Today, November 21, 2019, marks Children's Grief Awareness Day! I wouldn't be surprised if you have never heard of this before. So, what is it and why is it important? . . . . Surprisingly, Children's Grief Awareness Day has only been around since 2008. It is...
My Grief Prints
When I was a kid, I had many fears some of which remain to this day. Growing up my way to cope with my fears was to get CREATIVE. I use creative here as a nice term for worrying and overthinking things. In elementary school, I remember hearing about a boy a few years...