by Paula Stephens | Gratitude, Grief, Inspiration, Love, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
Yes, I’m a Gold Star Mom I wasn’t sure I wanted to write about this. Not because I don’t feel a deep and humble pride to have this title. But because I feel this title is too sacred to splash it out into the world simply because it became a flash in the...
by Paula Stephens | Behavior Change, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Grief, Grieving, Holidays, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Personal Growth, Resilience, Vulnerability
Growing up Christmas Eve was the day Santa delivered our gifts. Yes, in my family someone always dressed up as Santa and delivered the gifts on Christmas Eve. So, for a child, this was the day that created lasting memories. Like the year we suspected Santa was Grandad...
by Paula Stephens | Forgiveness, Gratitude, Grief, Grief Detox, Healing, Love Yourself, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
The universe conspires in the strangest ways sometimes. Shortly before Brandon died I became the proud owner of a small all natural-organic bath and body company. I reveled in making all the products myself and learning so much about natural body products. Part of my...
by Paula Stephens | Gratitude, Grief, Grieving, Healing, Inspiration, Love
Healing Connections It was about a year ago when, in the mail, came this book – “Rare Bird: A Memoir of Loss and Love”. On the front was stamped “Advance reading copy * Not for sale”. Anna, the author, had sent it to me to read and...
by Paula Stephens | Gratitude, Grief, Grieving, Healing, Inspiration, Love, Love Yourself, Personal Growth, Resilience
The Week I am heading into ‘THE WEEK’. You know what I’m talking about… the days leading up to the last day of my son, Brandon’s, life. October 9th, this Friday marks the five year mark. On one hand time has never marched forward so slow,...
by Paula Stephens | Behavior Change, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Grieving, Healing, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Personal Growth
You may find this hard to believe, but the “F-Word is part of the continuum of healing from grief and loss. Without the “F-Word” you will get stuck in your grief. [click to tweet] After all, without the “F-Word”, healing can’t take place. The...
