by Michele Mariscal | Sep 18, 2020 | Grief, Self Care, Wellness
Our culture is all about “just stay strong” and “just stay busy” and we can pass through difficult emotions. There is research that helps us understand why it is helpful to name what we are feeling rather than passing over challenging emotions. Our bodies are tracking...
by Michele Mariscal | Aug 21, 2020 | Grief
I’m noticing that we are getting much better as a culture at acknowledging grief. The loss that is upon us is cause for grief and things that are important in your own processing are: Every loss is unique – allow yourself to acknowledge what you are feeling without...
by Michele Mariscal | Jun 29, 2020 | Grief, Self Care
Self-care is so important when moving through loss as we all have in these unprecedented times. I hope you are finding ways to take care of yourselves. That self-care needs to include finding healthy ways to process emotions that are often mismanaged. The emotions of...
by Michele Mariscal | Jan 6, 2020 | acknowledging loss, Grief
December 18th – it is a day etched into the calendar of my emotional body for many reasons now. The interesting thing about grief and loss is that there can be many conscious as well as unconscious thoughts and feelings and all of them are available to observe,...
by Michele Mariscal | Dec 9, 2019 | acknowledging loss, Grief
I had decided to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday this year and stay home for Christmas. I was surprised about how much more sadness I experienced. I have done my grief recovery work with all of my family who have died through these past few years and so the grief...
by Michele Mariscal | Nov 7, 2019 | Grief
Recently, in an interview that I did, I spoke about “riding the wave of grief.” It is much more empowering than feeling engulfed by the waves that come. What I find most interesting is how memories seem to seep back in with no rhyme or reason. Today I am missing my...