Grief is lonely: here are five ways to find support

There is a unique loneliness to grief that is one of its searing, undeniable truths. Still, you deserve to be seen and validated in your grief, to find a haven where you can safely be with and give voice to your pain.

grief, grief and loss, grief coaching, grief support, grief tools, surviving griefNaila FrancisJanuary 17, 2022grief and loss, grief care, grief and healing, pandemic grief, grieving, grief journey, loneliness, grief community, grief support Comment

A Griever's Holiday Declaration

I let go of expectations, “shoulds” and thoughts of what the holidays are “supposed to be” … and other declarations and affirmations to help you make room for your grief in a season of blaring, bruising joy.

grief, grief and loss, grief coaching, grief healing, grief journey, grief support, grief tools, yogaNaila FrancisDecember 7, 2021grief and loss, grief, grief care, holiday grief, grieving, grief awareness, grief supportComment

What you believe about grief could be getting in the way of your healing

Most of us do not have models of healthy grief. All we know is what we’ve seen and experienced, what we’ve taken from the journeys of other grievers about how grief is done.

Naila FrancisJanuary 23, 2021grief and loss, grief care, grief journey, grieving, grief and healing, coping with grief, sadness, sorrow, space for griefComment

How do you know you’re grieving? Here’s a little check-in

We all respond differently to grief. But the key part is to respond — in a way that honors our true feelings and experience, that makes room to process and move through the layers. That allows us to tune into our bodies and all they’re holding.

Naila FrancisJuly 12, 2020grief, grieving, loss, grief support, coping with grief, grief and loss, therapy for grief, healing grief, honoring grief, minority mental health awareness monthComment

Allowing joy and sorrow in the time of coronavirus

I let the tears come. I put my hand on my heart. I told myself, "I am here for this moment."
And I allowed that sorrow to speak, let myself be with the heaviness of these times.

Naila FrancisMarch 21, 2020grief, grieving, the courage to feel, coronavirus, pandemic, emotional intelligence, emotional resilience, honoring your feelings Comment

Compassionate Support for Coping with Grief: Grief Blog and Counseling

Often it is because we have held great pain that we are able to embrace great joy when it arrives — to take both, the aching sadness, the sweetest pleasure, and find in them fertile ground for the refashioning of our lives.