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07/29/2025

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07/28/2025

Butterflies are, in my view, one of our creator's most extraordinary gifts, exemplifying transformation, hope, and renewal through their captivating beauty, poise, and remarkable life cycle filled with so much symbolism (love, freedom, divinity, etc).

I recently saw a video of a young boy in an emergency room after a skate boarding accident having some sort of near death/altered consciousness/spiritual experience, where he was talking about seeing Jesus and how beautiful His eyes were, and he said there were butterflies literally everywhere and he couldn't stop talking about how beautiful it was (thank you for the video, Bonnie Holmoe Hays!).

Shortly after my mother died in 2017, I had a butterfly land on my cheek beneath my eye and stay there briefly, fluttering her wings as if she was giving me kisses. My immediate sense was that it my mother visiting, and it was immensely reassuring and joyful. So, today, that is what I'm wishing for you.

Happy Monday, loves! 🌺🤗🦋☀️
Chris

07/27/2025

By: Mourning Madness

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07/27/2025

Author: Dr. Joanne Cacciatore

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07/25/2025

I am often asked what the best advice would be to give someone who is grieving. I thought about this for a bit, thinking about what worked for me and what I have seen work for others. I think there is a lot of different advice you could give, and sometimes no advice at all is okay too. We can’t be the “fixers” of their grief… we can only be the listeners, and hand and heart holders, as they gently take their own grief journey.

But in answer to the question… I think the best advice would be to remind them to not rush through it, not to expect anything from it, just to breathe and learn how to be with it knowing that it will change from day to day.

And eventually they will learn to walk alongside it, and that is when they will know that they can move forward with a little less ache and sadness.

Just breathe …
♥️
xo
Gabby

My book “Healing a Grieving Heart” is about my grief journey, what I learned, how it felt for me, and the different things I practiced to bring myself comfort, helping me to move forward.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CQMGH15F/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?

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07/25/2025

07/25/2025

Gary Sturgis - Surviving Grief

07/25/2025

Imagine…

07/25/2025

Not every post needs to be poetic.

Some days, it just hurts.

No lesson. No silver lining.
Just the quiet reality that someone we love isn’t here, and that matters more than anything else today.

We see you.
We carry the weight too.
And we won’t pretend it’s lighter than it is.

This space is here for the raw days, the quiet ones, and everything in between.

07/24/2025

Self-care isn’t always soft or soothing—it’s often gritty, honest work. It’s showing up for yourself when things feel overwhelming. It’s setting boundaries, asking for help, going to therapy, getting enough sleep, and learning to say no. Real self-care means tending to your needs in both the hard seasons and the good ones, and choosing growth even when it’s uncomfortable. It's not just comfort—it's commitment.

It takes work. But you're worth that work. 💜

07/24/2025

So Comforting ❤️

07/12/2025

July is dedicated to bereaved parents and it's a gentle reminder to hold space for all parents who are grieving, with love and compassion.

For years I didn't talk about the miscarriages I had and I certainly didn't give myself permission to grieve for each one of my babies I would lose during pregnancy and never get to meet. For me, Bereaved Parents Month is a reminder that I get to grieve and that each and every miscarriage mattered and deserves to be honored and talked about.

And it's my hope that whatever the loss, all bereaved parents will be reminded that their loss matters, their grief matters, their story matters, and they get to grieve.

Bereaved Parents Month is for anyone who has lost a baby through stillbirth, a miscarriage, or losing a newborn far too soon. It's for the many parents who know the agonizing pain of losing a child at any age while facing the brutal reality there child is no longer here or coming back. It's also for those who are struggling with infertility, or anyone who has faced the difficult choice of adoption, experienced a failed adoption or had to terminate for medical reasons.

My heart stands with yours and to each and every parent who know this pain, I know a sacred piece of your heart is missing. It's impossible for me to know exactly how you are feeling but I care deeply. Please know I'm sending love wrapped in compassion not only during the month of July, but every single day.

With love -

Michele