Prolonged Grief

Prolonged grief is a condition that occurs, according to the medical industry, grief that lasts over a year. Prolonged grief is a disorder that was just added to the DSM five, the diagnostic statistical manual of mental disorders. The DSM five is, whatever disease you...

Mother Daughter Conflict

This year for mother’s day, we’re not gonna talk about the joy of being a mother. We’re gonna talk about the pain of being a mother. The pain of being a mother to a daughter, the pain of being a mother to multiple daughters, the pain of conflict that...

Getting to Neutral

Neutral not helping or supporting either side in the conflict. That’s the adjective neutral, the noun, an impartial or unbiased person. Neutral can also be a color. What is getting to neutral in your grief? Erica and I often help grievers get to neutral. In the...

Betrayal

Betrayal in your marriage could be a betrayal in a relationship. All of a sudden you discover sexual betrayal and suddenly you’re plunged into loss and grief at such a deep level that you never knew could even happen.  There are so many layers to betrayal...

The Slap Heard Around the World Part 2

The Sister’s breakdown the Will and Jada Smith dynamic.  Specifically how the challenges in their marriage is a grieving experience.  When there’s pain in your heart that is a grieving experience.  A struggling marriage can cause extreme...

The Slap Heard Around the World Part 1

The Sister’s discuss the infamous Will Smith/Chis Rock slap.  They break it down into grief components such as childhood trauma, infidelity, change in health and bullying.  Although there were a lot of different options on who was right and who was...