Life After Losses is about learning how to live YOUR life on YOUR terms.
I started this journey to inspire others in their healing from grief, and to live the life they deserve. And while grief is still a part, it’s more about sharpening the tools and adjusting the attitudes to live your best life – whether you've had losses or not.
Is This Your "ENOUGH!" Moment?
Imagine, if you can...
>> A life without feeling burdened by grief.
>> A life filled with more happiness.
>> A life you're living that you feel you deserve.
>> A life where negative emotions are kicked to the curb.
My Journey Started With Death.
Now... it's about life.
By the time I was 48, I was already widowed twice. The first time shattered my worldview and left me struggling to find meaning in life. I was 28 and had never lost someone in my life. I was clueless how I was supposed to go on. It took over 2 years struggling to finally get to the point I'd had enough, and I made the choice to live again.
When I finally said, "ENOUGH!" I started to change my own narrative. I fell in love again, married, adopted children and then... the unthinkable. I was widowed again, now with two children.
But this time, I had knowledge. I had life experiences. I had already learned how to grieve, and live, and I used those lessons in that next chapter of my journey.
Haven't You Had "ENOUGH!" Already?
>> If you're feeling stuck doing the same thing, over and over, and not getting results, it's time to say "ENOUGH!" to yourself.
>> If you're feeling ready to pursue a dream or to learn how to dream again, it's time to say "ENOUGH!" to those thoughts and voices telling you "no."
>> If you just want to figure out how to take the next step in your healing journey, it's time to say "ENOUGH!" to those emotions preventing you from doing so.
It's a cliché, but a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Everybody Deals With Loss Sometime
At some point in time, every one of us deals with loss. And we need to learn how to do so because, frankly... life does go on.
A job. A pet. A boyfriend. A girlfriend. A parent... A spouse. I lost 2, which I wrote about in Life After Losses: A Memoir of Self-Help. I learned how to live again after my losses, and my mission is to help you find that you can live your life... regardless of losses.
I want to help you go from your "ENOUGH!" moment to living a more fulfilling life.
When you subscribe, you’ll receive:
- Access to a secret link that contains an excerpt from Life After Losses and a video of the event;
- A new blog entry every Sunday;
- A Mid-Week Motivator (general life tips) every Wednesday for a year;
- Monthly newsletter;
- And immediate access to my advice while grieving.
Living Your Best Life is Achievable
If you're like me, you may have stopped dreaming. I stopped dreaming when I was first widowed. All the dreams we had died when he did, so ... what was the point?
The point is simple: without hope, without a glimmer of a dream, we are only left with despair. And that wasn't a place I liked.
When you say, "ENOUGH," you break that pattern, change your perspective, and allow yourself to dream of a future.
How Do You Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be?
Be Aware
Make yourself aware of your circumstances, your emotions, your desires.
Define
Take time to design what you want your life to look like, how you want to feel, how you want to control emotions.
Act
Take steps toward what you’ve just defined; adjust as necessary along the way.
I Can Help You Find Your Path
Being widowed twice, I have a relatively unique perspective on life and living. I gave up on dreaming decades ago and then dared to do so again.
After the second time, I knew I couldn't stop all my dreams... I had two kids that needed me to show them that loss doesn't mean the end, but it's the beginning of a change.
Eventually, I decided to put my story out there in the hopes I could inspire others.
I started dreaming bigger. I resumed an early life-long dream.
The secret? Each day, do a little bit in the direction you want to go.
What If You Can't Make it Work?
Even if you’ve tried before, and failed, guess what? That’s actually a success!
Now you know what NOT to do! Nobody gets it right the first time while defining their lives. I’m no exception.
Treat failure as success, use your life's lessons, and take inspiration from others.
When you subscribe, you’ll receive:
- Access to a secret link that contains an excerpt from Life After Losses and a video of the event;
- A new blog entry every Sunday;
- A Mid-Week Motivator (general life tips) every Wednesday for a year;
- Monthly newsletter;
- And immediate access to my advice while grieving.
Quick Inspiration
The memoir that started it all: Life After Losses: A Memoir of Self-Healing is my profoundly personal story of resilience and optimism in the face of death and grief. With an authenticity to tell it like it is, I take you with me on my grief journey, sharing practical advice, reassurance, and guidance along the way.
I share what worked and what didn’t work my first time … which informed me while managing to get through it a second time.
You are not alone.
Moving Past Grief: A Collection of Stories and Strategies to Help You Heal was borne from a need to share more strategies toward healing on this grief journey. Covering the early days, day-to-day coping skills, and moving into healing.
You can heal.
Grief Recovery for Adults: Mastering the Art of Healing and Renewal After Loss with Compassionate Strategies for Emotional Wellness and Finding a Renewed Sense of Purpose is the new book coming May 6, 2024. In it, I introduce you to the PURPOSE framework, designed to personalize your healing journey. This one is less about me, and more about customizing your journey.
There is hope.
The PURPOSE Journal is a companion book for Grief Recovery for Adults. The journal is pre-formatted with prompts that build upon the lessons in Grief Recovery for Adults to help find your new purpose and healing.
There is a way -- yours.
Thirteen Strategies to Help You Heal From Loss Workbook takes the advice and lessons learned from Life After Losses and Moving Past Grief and presents it in a 60-page workbook with lessons for each piece of advice with video lessons to reinforce.
The Life After Losses Blog is updated every Sunday and sent to your email address based on observations I'm seeing and the direction I'm moving my life.
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Education Opportunities
The Course Catalog is growing as I build out new opportunities. These are the current courses being offered.
Emotional Mastery
In this 7-day course, you'll learn how to handle 7 negative emotions holding you back and take control. Anger, Fear, Shame, Anxiety, Apathy, Despair, and Guilt hold us back. We'll explore what each emotion is for and, more importantly, we'll explore how you can use those negative emotions or eliminate them with life-long skills.
Forgiveness
In this 3-part mini course, we talk about what forgiveness is, and what it's not, and share strategies for forgiving others and ourselves so we can live freer, happier lives.
Personal Coaching Opportunities
I am a certified Happiness Life Coach, working on additional certifications toward a Master Life Coach.
In my Happiness Coaching, I'll help you peel back the layers of limitations to finding happiness. This is currently only offered as an individual opportunity.