by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Jul 29, 2020 | How We Help, Self-care
We asked, you answered! Threads of Life’s Volunteer Family Guides (VFGs) provide peer support to others who are coping with the effects of workplace tragedy. Every guide goes through intensive training for their volunteer role. They learn how to draw on their own...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Jul 29, 2020 | How We Help, Self-care
Photo by Dan Dimmock on Unsplash Self-care is a bit of a buzz word these days. Unfortunately, lots of people are ready to dismiss it, at the very time we all need it most. If you’ve been affected by a work-related tragedy and are coping with illness, injury or grief;...
by Audrey Stringer | Jul 23, 2020 | How We Help, Self-care
These are very challenging times we are living in right now. The last three months have been difficult, to say the least, with everyone on lockdown due to COVID-19 … the invisible enemy. Our relationships changed overnight with social distancing, unable to physically...
by Roy Ellis | Jul 16, 2020 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help, Self-care
While grief styles may shift for both men and women, exploring our own style of grieving can provide insight into how we as individuals need to work through the messy part and feel supported. How we care for ourselves as grievers can also give focus and attention to...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Jul 9, 2020 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help, Self-care
Have you ever asked yourself ‘what does good self-care really look like?’ I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that most people don’t exactly know what self-care is to them. To be honest though, it doesn’t really matter if you haven’t figured it all out yet!...