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Animals Grieve, Too
I am so glad we live in a world where stories about animals are a part of our news and our national interest. We care not only about the stories of our pets who grace our homes with love and fun, but we are also interested in the stories of animals who live in our...
Being Alone is Good Medicine For Grief and Other Life Transitions
Sometimes life calls our attention to a topic by providing repeated exposure to it. In my case, I read two feature stories about loneliness and grief in online magazines in recent weeks, and then I spent a session with a client focused on helping her cope with...
Vacations Always Open My Heart and My Senses
It’s been only two days since we arrived home, and I can still smell the ocean air. Every year since I was treated for cancer in 2006, my two sons and their families have gone with me on a family beach vacation, often to Cape Cod, my favorite place on the planet and...
Love Is Participating in an Alzheimer’s Study
Like most of you, I have some special people in my life who have been diagnosed in recent years with Alzheimer’s Disease, a form of dementia. The disease progresses relentlessly, forcing significant life changes upon patients and family members struggling to care for...
An American Road Trip
Two years ago, my spouse broke his leg. Badly. It happened two weeks before we were to depart for sunny Naples, Florida. He was in a wheelchair for months, then on a walked, followed by crutches for more months. Needless to say, the trip was cancelled (we have...
On Kindness
On Christmas Eve, my neighbor was headed out to the downtown hospital where she works the evening shift as a nurse, and where she studies to become a nurse practitioner. She and I waved our friendly greetings as she drove out of the neighborhood, and Winky and I...
How Music and Art Helped Heal My Grief
Grief is a normal and healthy reaction to loss, and so is resilience. We all have the capacity to learn how to live with our losses and to apply our own style of grieving to the healing process. In my new book, “Resilience Art: A Grief Coloring Book Using Ritual and...
Find What Brings You Joy and Go There
“The voice of the sea speaks to the soul.” Kate Chopin The title of this blog is the same as the title of a small journal I kept while on vacation last week. I love that advice and was drawn to the journal because it features words about being by the sea, such as...
Learning to Ride a Bike and Drive a Car
In my neighborhood, one family is teaching their 5 year old daughter to ride a bike, and my next door neighbors are teaching their 17 year old son to drive. Watching these rites of passage play out, I am touched by the devotion that both sets of parents are...
It’s Never Too Late to Balance Eulogy vs Resume Virtues
David Brooks is one of my favorite writers, panelists, and political commentators; his words always make me consider things from a new perspective. His latest book, The Road to Character, is about human virtues, that old-fashioned word that speaks of high moral...
Now Available: Elaine Voci’s New Book, Voices of the 21st Century
Order your copy of Elaine Voci's new #1 International Best Seller, Voices of the 21st Century: Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Women Who Make a Difference.
This book is for women seeking education, guidance, and inspiration from 50 women contributors who share their important life lessons and timely messages to encourage and empower other women. Behind each story is a woman brave enough to have her voice heard and bold enough to make a difference.
