All that, and you're still standing.
SOMEONE should be telling you how *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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January 19, 2021
9 Grief Affirmations for Feeling and Healing the Difficult Emotions
There’s a reason, a time and place for everything we feel. We hurt because it mattered. We grieve because we’ve loved. Being human means being awake to every season and storm we walk through, and finding what helps us get through “the worst” without giving up or turning to stone. See if these grief affirmations help you do that.
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January 12, 2021
2021 Resolution: Take Care of Your Life
This is about taking responsibility for your life. A tall order, but I'm a fan of starting with a simple idea and letting it evolve from there. I believe in letting yourself evolve, one decision at a time. Here are my 2021 intentions, a manifesto of sorts, to inspire you to make more room for what makes you come alive.
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December 29, 2020
Goodbye Poem
It’s hard to say goodbye: to someone you love, to who you used to be, to how life used to be. Whether you’re saying goodbye to a person, a whole year (2020) or something from the past you don’t need anymore, I hope this poem lets you know that it’s OK to be right where you are. It's OK to be human instead of perfect.
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December 22, 2020
Gifts of Grief (An Incomplete List)
The extent of our grief is a measure of our love, and its presence in our lives isn’t something to be shunned or swept under the rug. This is the idea that grief is not bad nor is it necessarily negative. In truth, it's a witness to love. Seen in a certain light, even grief has its gifts and its beauty.
“I have yet to find a blog that has moved me as much as yours.”
- Michelle
You've survived impossible things.
But if you want to do more than just make it through, get my Hope Letters. It’s the kind of email that keeps you going, whether your life feels like a mess or a miracle today.
“Today, I’m thankful for the work that you do.”
- Marlene