by Kelci Jager | Nov 29, 2023 | Anxiety, Emotions, Fear, Guilt, Healing, Powerless
As you know, grief comes with a multitude of emotions. Oftentimes, the journey feels overwhelming, today I want to offer you a valuable coping tool called the RAIN technique. Think of it as a compass for your feelings during times of grief, it is a practice that...
by Kelci Jager | Nov 29, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotions, Fear, Guilt, Healing, Secondary Loss
When a loved one dies, that loss is identified as the primary loss. That primary physical loss creates a ripple effect of “secondary losses”. We refer to the subsequent losses that stem from primary loss as- secondary losses. These secondary losses may manifest...
by Kelci Jager | Nov 29, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotions, Fear, Guilt, Powerless
Friends, are you hiding from your feelings and emotions, or pushing them away and thinking, hoping, and wishing they will “get better” or “go away” with time? I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it just doesn’t work that way. Time alone won’t heal your pain,...
by Kelci Jager | Nov 29, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotions, Fear, Guilt, Healing, Hope, Powerless
When my husband Collin died, I didn’t see a way out of my pain, and I felt powerless. I wrote these words in my journal, “The anguish and despair our family is feeling in his absence is indescribable. The pain is palpable and oftentimes literally takes my...