I am a mother, grandmother, and wife who suffers from chronic grief. My life has not been in balance for some time. My beloved Ultimate Concierge is battling vascular dementia, and my adult children have chosen estrangement, carrying my grandchildren with them on this most unpleasant and hurtful journey. Yet, life still delivers unexpected gifts. […]

Loss of a spouse, a parent, a sibling, a child — oh my God, a child! — a close friend, a pet or a colleague creates despair, emotional turmoil, worries, and a thousand different feelings. *Affiliate disclosure.  Sending a condolence card is hard but necessary Those who hear or read the news of the loss […]

A New Lifestyle with Widowhood As a woman over 50, when you find yourself alone and adjusting to a new and unwanted lifestyle, it can be a traumatic experience. Whether your great loss is due to a divorce or widowhood, it is hard to transition from coupledom to singlehood. We all face adversity in this […]

Estrangement does not just affect the estranged child and the parent they chose to leave behind. Are you aware that tens of millions of families are living through a nightmare of suffering and intolerable pain brought on by adult-child estrangement? Probably not because parents living in the midst of estrangement hide their situation due to […]

My first experience with death and mourning occurred with the untimely loss of my late husband, Michael. Losing my soulmate was debilitating. I can best describe myself as shattered and shocked. One day I was young, in my forties with two precious daughters living near the sea, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Life in the Islands with Michael, also […]