Living and Loss Counselling

05/29/2026

" If for every time I was given a flower when I thought of you, I would walk in a garden forever". --Lord Tennyson

This fits as the perfect expression of loss during the summer months. 🌻

05/29/2026

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You are invited to join our Left Behind meeting for June. If you need more information, please call our message manager and leave a message 306-249-5666. We will return your call.

05/28/2026

When our life is cut up into scraps it helps to know that a new chapter is created from the beautiful pieces.

05/28/2026

Grief changes after year one. 💗 🧡 💞💞

In this blog post I explore grief markers in years 2 and 3. Have a read to gain insights on navigating the evolving nature of grief and finding healing.

05/27/2026

My grief has seasons that takes me to new people and places. It also takes me inward to expand and hold all of life's experiences. As this capacity expands, the presence of grief is given permission to be part of my inner landscape. I call this my grief scape. I am embracing my new identity and single life.

My heart has expanded to hold both the sorrow and the joys of life. My year now has chunks of time ( 6-7 weeks) that lead up to his death anniversary and again leading up the Christmas holiday. My energy is down. I feel the melancholy and loneliness throughout the day. It is good to have purpose and work in the day. I am thankful to be invited out for lunch or coffee. But I’m not very hungry. I don’t push myself to do more than is comfortable. I smile. I enjoy some laughter. I tell my community of family and friends about this season I am passing through. I light a candle each day to honour his presence.

Yes, I continue living through my loss. ♥️💔 💗 🧡 ❤ 💔

05/25/2026

You have entered a new season and place in your life journey. it helps to know some markers along the way. 💗 🧡

Discover valuable insights from my blog post on grief markers, guiding you through challenges and milestones in the initial year of the grieving process.

05/24/2026

I will hold your hope until one day you can too. 💗 💞💞 💔 ♥️💔

05/24/2026

What do you look forward to with the coming spring and summer warm weather? Comment below to share your plans to enjoy our brief, but wonderful summer days and nights wherever you are here in Saskatchewan. Thanks to my son for sharing this photo from his past northern fishing trip.
Comment below and let's make a list to share with others.

05/22/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness month. Does mental health mean you are always happy and zen? No. It means that you have a full range of feelings and know how to manage, navigate both pleasant and difficult feelings. Mental health means you have a full range of emotions and can move through many moods in a day. It means you have a capacity to tolerate some level of distress without going out of control either in anxiety or rage or depression and collapse. Just as a physically fit person can push to handle more challenges in endurance or weight, a mentally fit person shows the capacity to bounce back from difficult situations. And if the mentally healthy person does not know quite how to best handle an experience, they will reach out for support and information. 💞💞 ♥️💔

05/21/2026

Grief doesn’t always begin with death. Sometimes, it starts the moment someone you love begins to slip away — not physically, but emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Addiction creates a unique kind of absence. The person is still here, yet not quite reachable. The connection you once knew ch...

05/20/2026

As a person who has lived with grief, I believe in the glimmers of goodness, the power of self compassion, the healing of connection with others, and the courage to carry our loss into a new future. I am so grateful and privileged to be invited to companion those who are in such despair and confusion. 💗 ♥️💔 🧡