chaina_delacruz

chaina_delacruz I help Motherless Daughters cope with grief & trauma through important self-care steps while providing tools that help manage grief.

I provide a virtual safe space that help them reach their health goals through the 8 pillars of healing roadmap via support, resources, accountability and a community to strengthen their body, mind, and spirit. Grab my 8 self-care hacks while coping with grief here: https://app.chainadelacruz.com/8selfcarehacksfreemium-9549

Learn more about my Befriending Your Grief course: Befriending Your Grief

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The mystery behind many myths regarding grief...is that you will find out and learn about them through people that actua...
01/06/2023

The mystery behind many myths regarding grief...

is that you will find out and learn about them through people that actually survived their grief.

This is through books, blogs, books, podcasts, even movies.

When I started to be curious about grief and starting educating myself it all started with the book ITS' OK THAT YOU'RE NOT OK by Meghan Divine.

This book had a positive impact on my grief journey and it may have one for you as well.

What is 1 grief book, podcast, article, influencer, etc that has impacted you that you would recommend to someone who is grieving? Comment down below.

I learned this truth when my worst fear became my reality...The loss of my mother. I learned how to survive her loss and...
01/05/2023

I learned this truth when my worst fear became my reality...

The loss of my mother.

I learned how to survive her loss and share to others how I did.

After that I decided to go on a self-discovery journey.

I didn't relaized that when I decided to go on a self-discovery journeythat I will be falling down and at times so hard that I didn't know how I was going to pick myself back up again.

I didn't realized that learning to release ideas, beliefs, patterns, behaviors, situations, and people will feel like death itself.

And yet, I didn't realized that it will bring me so much fulfillment and clarity of who I am, what is my purpose, and how I want to show up for myself.

During this transitional journey in my life I am taking the time to self-reflect, release and still gathering some innerinsights on what to let go of, what to start doing, and which direction to go.

It is a painful, heartbreaking journey AND it is also so empowering and freeing to learn how to be ok with falling as long as you bring the growth with you:)

Drop a ❤️ if you are going to prioritize your self-care with grief today!

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Wait! You need to hear this again...Surviving grief is a skill and we can all learn how to do it with time, patience, co...
01/04/2023

Wait! You need to hear this again...

Surviving grief is a skill and we can all learn how to do it with time, patience, compassion, and awareness.

This is your grief and your journey.

Learning how others did it....

Taking what works for you and leaving what doesn't....

And learning coping tools along the way is how you start.

Together we can learn how to survive, thrive, flourish in our grief journey.

Lets Chat! 👇🏾 can you relate? Share it in the comments below.

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Tough truth:We can either learn how to survive grief or drown in it. Surviving grief is a skill and we are all capable o...
12/30/2022

Tough truth:

We can either learn how to survive grief or drown in it.

Surviving grief is a skill and we are all capable of learning a skill.

The first step in learning how to survive in grief is to: witness your grief as a messy friend who is a hot mess with curiosity kindness.

That is it! that is the first step: acknowledging it with the awareness that you are not your feelings: feelings are just there to let us know how we are feeling at the moment.

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True or False? comment down below...

The ultimate guide to..Taking the time to get to know what helps us feel safe and comforted :)Practicing self-care is an...
12/29/2022

The ultimate guide to..

Taking the time to get to know what helps us feel safe and comforted :)

Practicing self-care is an action-oriented way that we can show ourselves self-love. Self-love is not just saying things. It also requires to do things.

Self-care is the practice of doing things to take care of our mind, body, and spirit by engaging in activities that promote well-being and reduce stress.

Tag a friend that needs to hear this!

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Stop! You're ruining...Your abilty to heal in your grief!Grief is universal and also unique for EVERY SINGLE PERSON. Our...
12/28/2022

Stop! You're ruining...

Your abilty to heal in your grief!

Grief is universal and also unique for EVERY SINGLE PERSON. Our relationships and circumstances are not the same. Also, we all cope differently so why where I am in my journey should be compared to yours or any one else?

Take your grief journey one step at a time and do what you can with what you have, RIGHT NOW. That is how we learn how to survive in our grief.

Lets Chat! 👇🏾 can you relate? Share it in the comments below.

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Movement is where I struggled the most and did a lot of mistakesCaption: The reason why you may be struggling with movin...
12/27/2022

Movement is where I struggled the most and did a lot of mistakes

Caption: The reason why you may be struggling with moving your body from feeling the heaviness of grief...

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After mom died, I really couldn't move my body and do any physical activity until after six months, and I really had to push myself.

In January (6 months later) , I did a new program, and I actually completed the calendar, however, the type of exercise was high-intensity.

Although, I completed the program and continued to do that type of exercise; I still had muscle aches and pains on a daily basis: It's because the workout that I did was not positive for my body, because my body was going through trauma from the shock and from everything that was going on after mom's death. I pushed my body for almost a year, which was great, 'cause mentally it pushed me but physically and emotionally, I was feeling drained ALL THE TIME.

Instead, I should have been doing yoga, walking, low-impact workouts that would help me recover, and that is exactly what I did. I've never felt so energized and not feeling pain so much in my entire life and that's because I actually focused on what my body needed and not what I used to or should be doing.

Let’s chat 👇🏾! Do you have trouble with moving your body? Do you feel low in energy. Comment down below .

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Hear me out!!!...Taking small action steps will help us achieve our goals faster than not doing anything. Drop ❤️ if you...
12/26/2022

Hear me out!!!...

Taking small action steps will help us achieve our goals faster than not doing anything.

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This one is for grievers only...How can we trust in life when the rug was pulled out of us out of nowhere.....A broken h...
12/22/2022

This one is for grievers only...

How can we trust in life when the rug was pulled out of us out of nowhere.....

A broken heart is one of the most painful experiences. It affects our personal and spiritual aspects of life.

Connecting with what helps us FEEL ALIVE can help mend our broken hearts.

That's why I created a guide on the areas to focus on healing so that you don't have to crawl out of your broken state ~ instead you walk to that healing state:)

Lets Chat! 👇🏾 can you relate? Share it in the comments below.

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CREATIVITY = FUNNESS = HEALING...Putting your thoughts and feelings into words and pictures can help you make sense out ...
12/21/2022

CREATIVITY = FUNNESS = HEALING...

Putting your thoughts and feelings into words and pictures can help you make sense out of crazy emotions. Here are some creativity recommendations:

Write daily in your grief journal
make a collage to express your grief
draw or paint
use adult coloring books,

All of these activities can help you focus and activate your creative side, which can increase your resilience and bring you joy.

Click on the link in my bio where there are resources that can help reduce your suffering AND help you learn how to befriend your grief through FREE FB group and Ebook and a digital course.

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Read below for the 3rd way...3. started practicing gratitude in my darkest and scariest momentsFinding ways to bring bac...
12/20/2022

Read below for the 3rd way...

3. started practicing gratitude in my darkest and scariest moments

Finding ways to bring back meaning into your life will help you move through your grief without so much suffering.

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I didn't always used to care so much about my needs..... I always knew it was important and something I needed to dedica...
12/19/2022

I didn't always used to care so much about my needs.....

I always knew it was important and something I needed to dedicate time and effort towards, but after mom's death grief really knocked me down and doing any small task felt like a major project.

So how did I start gaining more energy and start making small shift towards getting more sleep, drinking more water, and resting more?

I did little things that helped me feel comfort in the mist of suffering:
1. pulled back by not working overtime anymore and asked for more support
2. prioritized my needs first: journaling and self reflecting, taking baths and putting on a good tv show or movie after a long day of stress and crying for hours.

What is 1 way you can start prioritizing self-care?

Adding stressful workouts to your body will do more harm than good...The reality is that we are going through trauma and...
12/16/2022

Adding stressful workouts to your body will do more harm than good...

The reality is that we are going through trauma and so then we need to move differently. Choosing the right type of body movement that helps relieve aches and pain and not add more is key to feeling better.

If you are struggling with aches, pain, and tension then you are not alone.

You can reduce your suffering by doing small daily actions in the 8 self-care hacks while coping with grief that will help you feel lighter, have less pain, more energy.

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Steal the 2 ways to go from having sleepless grief insomnia nights to well-rested sleep...Remember, you can start gettin...
12/15/2022

Steal the 2 ways to go from having sleepless grief insomnia nights to well-rested sleep...

Remember, you can start getting good quality sleep with a little routine, structure, and supplements for added support :)

Challenge: choose a time of when you will go to sleep and turn off tv and phone at least 20-60mins before that scheduled time.

Let’s chat 👇🏾! Do you have trouble sleeping? What has helped improve your sleep?

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Work smarter for your body, not harder...I felt so drained for the next couple of weeks that I was like, "Oh, my God, I ...
12/13/2022

Work smarter for your body, not harder...

I felt so drained for the next couple of weeks that I was like, "Oh, my God, I really cannot move. And then I started doubting myself, why can't I go back to my exercise? Then I realize not being able to move your body with the same endurance, strength, flexibility before your mom's death is normal.

If you regularly exercised before the death of your mom then try to continue that routine as much as possible because the most important way you can help yourself while grieving is to take care of yourself.

How do you motivate yourself to be active and keep moving in grief?
You can reduce your suffering by doing small daily actions in the 8 self-care hacks while coping with grief that will help you feel lighter, have less pain, more energy.

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Did you know there is a difference between FEELING and BEING grateful? There's a difference between being grateful for t...
12/12/2022

Did you know there is a difference between FEELING and BEING grateful?

There's a difference between being grateful for things when everything is all right nothing crazy has happened in your life, but when you are in a very dark place and you start being grateful for what you have, there's a difference.

We are blessed to wake up another day and breathe. Those of us that have lost someone understand that we don't take breathing for granted anymore.

Start in small things. If you don’t already practice Gratitude it wouldn’t hurt to try it. It may be hard at first especially when you do not feel grateful for anything.

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Own your griefnicness!Be your own hype: honor and validate yourself with self-kindness along the journey, no matter what...
12/09/2022

Own your griefnicness!

Be your own hype: honor and validate yourself with self-kindness along the journey, no matter what it looks/feels like.

Take self-responsibility, get support, and learn how to build your OWN TOOLBOX that works for YOU.

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