Scattering Hope Blog
Tips For Writing Resolutions That Help You Heal
End of Another Year We just ended another year, 2022, as of the time I am writing this. Everyone seems to be thinking about what are their goals and new year's resolutions for the upcoming year? Maybe for most, it’s getting healthy? Changing or incorporating a new...
Coping with Suicial death: 12 Weeks To Begin Healing After Suicide Without the Overwhelm
After reflecting on my own journey of healing after my sister’s suicide, I discovered that I wasn’t alone in seeking support, love, and most of all, hope for the days ahead. I had never experienced a tragedy of this magnitude before. EVER! Yes, I was no stranger to...
A New Year Means New Beginnings for Healing After Suicide
Make a plan for healing 2023 It is no surprise or a secret, that whenever we begin a new year, everyone starts thinking of goals and what their new year's resolutions are going to be. Maybe for you, it’s exercising more frequently? (Doesn’t everyone have this on...
What 2020 Taught Me About Resiliency and Grief
What 2020 taught me about resiliency: What effect does the covid-19 pandemic have on people's personal lives? Hang On Tight... I don’t think anyone knew when we started the new year in 2020 how wacky and out of sorts it would become? It was simply a new year that we...
How to Get Through the Holidays Without Your Loved One
Surviving the Holidays Coping with grief during the holidays, especially Christmas, is difficult for anyone who has lost a loved one. Christmas usually symbolizes a time to be with family and those you love. But, If you have lost a loved one due to illness or by...
What a Difference a Thoughtful Gift Can Do
The story of how providing a thoughtful gift can lift someone up when they need it most Before I dive into the story, I need to tell you about the gift that started it all. Like most people, I have always enjoyed the holidays. So of course Christmas is a favorite...
A Mental Health Subscription Box for Healing After Suicide and Prevention
Looking for a mental health subscription box this holiday season? Why a subscription box for those who've lost someone by suicide or is looking for a mental health subscription box, makes the perfect gift this holiday season. Many Reasons There are many reasons, of...
Creating Your Book of Gratitudes:Expressing Gratitude and Thanks isn’t just for Thanksgiving
So often we hear about saying what we are thankful for around Thanksgiving because well, it’s the holiday of being thankful. But what if I said that you can make this simple practice of being thankful to become a daily habit? In our busy and rushed lives, it is SO...
How to Get Through your First Thanksgiving Feeling Thankful for Your Loved One
If you have lost your loved one before a major holiday like Thanksgiving you are probably wondering how to even celebrate now that they are gone? Perhaps you might be dreading this holiday? Or, choose to not even celebrate it because your loved one is gone? Either...
Admitting that We Grieve: How to Accept When We Are Grieving
My Son After my son was born earlier this year in March, my sister-in-law decided to come to spend a few days to see him before going home to Oregon to check on their mom. When she was here, I kept hearing all about this amazing new movie on Netflix that has Ryan...