by Kelci Jager | Jul 2, 2024 | Emotions, Healing, Normal, Pain
As we enter the month my husband died, I feel a familiar, heavy ache in my chest. This time of year always brings an overwhelming rush of discomfort, and I’ve come to realize that my body is responding to the deep-seated trauma of losing him. It’s as if my...
by Kelci Jager | Jun 24, 2024 | Emotions, Pain
Let’s get real—losing a loved one hits like a freight train. It’s not just a bunch of feelings; it’s a seismic shift that rewrites your entire existence! Only those who’ve been through it truly understand. So, let’s talk candidly about...
by Kelci Jager | Jun 6, 2024 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotions, Fear, MIndfulness, Mindset
My world turned upside down the day my husband Collin, received his leukemia diagnosis at 39. I became obsessed with keeping him alive. Every fiber of my being fixated on survival – his, mine, ours. What treatments existed? What lifestyle changes could we make? The...
by Kelci Jager | May 14, 2024 | Emotions, Healing, Pain, Powerless
Losing my husband Collin to leukemia completely shattered my world. It was devastating, and it tore apart my life, took my future, and everything we had built together. In his 40 years of life, Collin touched countless hearts with his kindness, humor, and unwavering...
by Kelci Jager | Mar 29, 2024 | Emotions, Empower, Healing, Pain
In life, we are often taught to avoid pain at all costs. From a young age, we’re conditioned to believe that sadness, grief, and discomfort are emotions to be suppressed, brushed aside, or swiftly moved past. How many times as a child did you hear, “Don’t cry or...
by Kelci Jager | Feb 29, 2024 | Emotions, Fear, Healing, Identity, Pain
When someone we love dies, it feels as though our soul is ripped open, and a million shattered pieces spill onto the floor. With their death comes the death of countless other things—our plans, dreams, hopes, vision, future, and the life we once knew—all shattered....
