What Ambiguous Loss Is – And Why It Matters

What Ambiguous Loss Is – And Why It Matters

Ambiguous loss, a term coined by psychologist Pauline Boss, is a loss that occurs without closure or clear understanding.   This complicates the grieving process and often results in unresolved or “frozen” grief. There are two types of ambiguous loss: Physical absence...
9 Practical Ways to Be a Little Happier Every Day

9 Practical Ways to Be a Little Happier Every Day

Who doesn’t want to be happier? While some people are blessed with the natural ability to be happy most of the time, this is not the case for most of us. The average person has 60,000 thoughts in a day and 80% of those thoughts are negative. The good news is that...
How to Love Difficult People

How to Love Difficult People

Luke 6:32 says “If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them.” For most of us, it’s easy to be loving and kind when people are kind to us.  Loving difficult people, on the other hand, is much more...
When Life Feels Unfair, Read This

When Life Feels Unfair, Read This

I recently listened to an episode of Cultivate a Good Life (an amazing podcast, by the way!) called Show Up!  The guest, Natalie Norton, was sharing her story…and it was heartbreaking. Her beloved brother passed away and shortly afterward, she lost her infant son to...