I see you, you just lost the most meaningful person in your life or they are suffering from mental illness or addiction. You feel your world collapsing. Wondering when you will wake up from this nightmare you are living. How are you supposed to keep going? What is life supposed to look like now? Especially when getting out of bed is too hard and it is too difficult to feel anything other than pain.
It doesn’t have to stay that way. You can move forward without feeling like you’re leaving your child behind. There is a way to integrate the loss into your life, focus on the love and not just stay in the pain, and have joy and not only sorrow.
You can get through this, I am here to help every step of the way
My name is Debbie and my oldest son passed away when he was twenty-six years old, following his nine year battle with schizoaffective disorder and addiction. Through my pain I found purpose in helping others. Read my full story here
I am a Certified Grief Educator, Certified Life Coach, author, and podcast host and have a huge passion for helping others on a similar journey to mine.
Three steps...
Navigating your feelings and the stages of grief – it is normal to go through stages in grief and have many difficult and painful feelings come up.
Integrating the pain and the love – it is possible to integrate the loss into your life and that your life will include joy again
Finding meaning - in the way you live life after the loss, focusing on the love and not just staying in the pain.
You are not alone...
Loss of a child-
Private sessions for parents grieving the loss of their child
Grief isn't just about death -
Private sessions for parents experiencing grief when their life is turned upside down because their child has mental illness or addiction