All that, and you're still standing.
SOMEONE should be telling you how absolutely stunning that is. Get my Healing Brave Manifesto (it's free) and I'll tell you.
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Hey, friend. I'm Jen.
A writer and suicide loss survivor, I write words of hope and heart to help you through the hardest times. From poetry to practices, it’s all love. Take what you need. Even if life’s pretty good these days, there’s something here for you.
Hope you can hold on to.
Art prints, meditations, books. I believe in making things with heart, things that last a lifetime and impact your life (after loss) for the better. Thoughtful, helpful, a joy to give and receive. The way it should be.
If all you’ve got left is a thread of hope, read my blog.
People say my words are the light in their darkness. I say: stay until you remember that you ARE the light.
“You helped me to not just survive. Thank you for that.”
- Bettina
From the Blog, with Love
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August 03, 2021
May You Be Free // A Prayer for Peace Wherever You Are
This is a prayer for peace for all of us who've known the power of grief and the balm of friendship, who've been touched by the hands of despair but who still choose life. Wherever you are now -- wherever you've been and wherever you're going next -- may you open your heart to the freedom that's still available to you, whatever it is you decide that freedom means for you.
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July 27, 2021
Home // A Grief Poem
The older I get, the more I feel that home is the place where your heart goes to rest. When you grieve the loss of someone you love, it can be hard to find that sense of home – because that someone you love was, in a way, your home. This grief poem is about rediscovering that sense of home again, right where you stand.
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July 20, 2021
Disorientation // A Science Poem by Astrophysicist Katie Mack
This science poem is, oh, so beautiful, and that is a VERY big understatement. It's written by theoretical astrophysicist Katie Mack. She studies dark matter, the early universe, galaxy formation, black holes, cosmic strings, and the ultimate fate of the cosmos. This stunning poem of hers, titled Disorientation, is one of the best things I've ever read and listened to.
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July 13, 2021
4 Grief Affirmations for Self-Healing and Doing the Inner Work
So many beautiful readers over the years have contributed their lessons, wisdom, struggles, and hopes after having dealt with grief and loss. These grief affirmations are inspired by their insights and emails. Whatever it is that forced you to grow (whatever "growth" means to you), may these affirmations be a comfort to you.
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- Michelle
You've survived impossible things.
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“Today, I’m thankful for the work that you do.”
- Marlene