by admin | Sep 22, 2022 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
“Tears are Welcome” in our next FamiliesConnect session, led by Marj Deyell. Register to join us Nov 16 at 6pm ET. by Marj Deyell Why do we cry? Scientists have been trying to answer that question for centuries. Most researchers believe that emotional tears –...
by Heather Dahmer | Jul 21, 2022 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, Self-care
Self-care is one of the most important things I learned as I moved through caring for my husband after he was diagnosed with Mesothelioma. I felt blessed to be able to be there to help with the care for nearly a decade but it wasn’t without cost. I remember feeling...
by Susan Haldane | Jul 6, 2022 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, Self-care
Photo by Magda Ehlers, Pexels We all know self-care is important, but that doesn’t mean we do it. A million things get in the way. Threads of Life’s Self-Care Week is coming up again this July, and it offers a chance to try something new, learn what works for you,...
by Kimberly Bondame | Jun 8, 2022 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.” – Christy EvansMany of us have heard this quotation before, but have you actually understood it? Stars are always in the sky, they just shine brighter at times. Sometimes they...
by Kimberly Bondame | May 18, 2022 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
Many of us are living a fast-paced life and can forget to take time to slow down. Holidays are set in our head to make appearances at family functions – but what about the time in between the holidays? Most of us have good intentions of making time for our loved ones,...
by admin | May 12, 2022 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Join Facilitator Joanne Wade for a FamiliesConnect workshop May 18 as we explore the topic of kindness. Joanne asks that those attending conduct the experiment explained below, in preparation for the workshop. Kindness is an under-rated quality. It seems simple...
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