by Paula Stephens | Behavior Change, Grief, Grief Detox, Healing, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Personal Growth, Resilience, self care
As much as I say I want to heal after losing my son, as much as I have even build a business around preaching that message, as much as I believe in my heart healing after loss is vital for our ongoing happiness (and no one deserved happiness more than we do)….....
by Paula Stephens | Behavior Change, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Personal Growth, self care, Self-Care
I have yet to talk to someone who has lost a loved one who wouldn’t love to ‘retreat’. Of course this means different things at different stages of loss. I can remember wanting to ‘retreat’ in the military sense of the word shortly after...
by Paula Stephens | Grief, Grieving, Inspiration, Love, Personal Growth
I Am Drawn To Ground Zero The most common questions I get from other parents who have lost a child sounds a lot like this – Does it get easier? When will it feel better? How many years has it been for you? We are drawn to the hope of believing “time heals all...
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...
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...