by Brenda MacIntyre | Nov 9, 2021 | Grief & Loss
We have been fed a very big lifelong lie… that grief is bad and either we need to “get over it” (stuff it and pretend we’re fine way too early) or have people doting on us trying to “fix” us. It’s a vicious circle that stems from another big lie: that we are supposed...
by Brenda MacIntyre | Oct 13, 2021 | Grief & Loss
When it comes to pain, women are like cats. My cat Pixie has been dealing with a skin infection ever since May this year. At first I didn’t even know anything was wrong… because cats and women are similar in how they deal with pain. You will rarely know when they are...
by Brenda MacIntyre | Oct 15, 2019 | Grief & Loss
Grief and chronic pain can take you places. Places most people would never dare to go. Most of us spend our lifetime avoiding pain because of course, who wants to feel pain? But some of us don’t have that luxury because pain is part of our everyday lives, for months,...
by Brenda MacIntyre | May 14, 2019 | Grief & Loss
Trigger warning: suicide, murder, parental and child loss. My journey with grief began when I was just 15. If I go back to my birth, the grief would’ve begun with my biological mother giving me up for adoption the moment I was born. When I was 15, my (adoptive) mom...
by Brenda MacIntyre | Oct 4, 2016 | Grief & Loss
I just had another test from the Universe in speaking the truth. I’ve been teaching about how to find your voice and speak your truth for 17 or 18 years now. When you teach about finding your voice, guess what happens? Yes, exactly… opportunities to find my...
by Brenda MacIntyre | Oct 18, 2012 | Grief & Loss
I love trees. They carry so much beautiful energy and wisdom. This post about what trees can teach us about grief was inspired by this message from Mother Earth that I received: What are you feeling ready to stop hanging onto in your life and just let go? I’m...
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