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What I Wish More People Understood About Losing A Child – Part 2

by Paula Stephens | 5 stages of grief, Gratitude, Grief, Healing, Healthy Grief, Inspiration, Love, Personal Growth, Resilience, self care, stages of grief

No one has been more surprised than I that my post, “What I Wish Other People Understood About Losing A Child” has been shared almost 1 million times (986,000 to be exact) in less than four months. When I sat down to write that post two things happened. One, my...

How To Handle Mother’s Day After Losing A Child

by Paula Stephens | Greif, Health, Healthy Grief, Inspiration, Love, Love Yourself, Personal Growth, Resilience, Uncategorized

Many people consider Mother’s Day to be a ‘Hallmark Holiday’ drummed up by greedy retailers. And maybe it is. I read the other day the average Mother’s Day gift is $172.00. But $172.00 won’t bring our beloved children back and...

Living In Fear After Unexpected Loss

by Paula Stephens | 5 stages of grief, Behavior Change, Challenge, Goal Setting, Grief, Grief Detox, Healthy Grief, Inspiration

Something no one ever told me about unexpected loss is that, in addition to the deep feelings of sadness, you will develop fear in your life where it never existed before. As a result you will start to pull back from life, take fewer chances, quit trying new things,...

The Good News About Holiday Weight Gain (and the bad news)

by Paula Stephens | Grief, Health, Healthy Eating, Healthy Grief, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Weight Loss, wellness

As a person who is grieving the loss of a loved one this time of year you are at an additional risk of gaining weight by using food as a coping mechanism to survive the holidays. You are also at risk for suffering secondary losses to your health because of the...

This Was Suppose To Be A Post About Losing Friends – It’s Not

by Paula Stephens | Gratitude, Grief, Healthy Grief, Inspiration, Love

I know the universe is trying to teach me something when I start to see a theme or pattern recurring day in and day out. I also know the universe has a funny sense of humor and these lessons don’t get delivered as the front page story of the New York Times. Recently...

Grief Is Toxic: Are You Poisoning Yourself?

by Paula Stephens | Grief, Grief Detox, Health, Healthy Grief, self care, Self-Care, stages of grief

Recently I read a blog post by my favorite woman in the grief community. She is brilliant, amazing, and incredible and her message is spot on for grief recovery. But, when I read her recent blog it made me sad to learn that she is slowly killing herself and she has no...
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