Embrace It All! Podcast
1) Gone and Forgotten and Other Lies
On this episode I share how believing two thoughts created so much misery for too long. Our brains offer us thousands of thoughts each day, some are true and some are stories and some are downright l...Show More
2) What I am Learning from the Pain of Unmet Expectations
Over the course of the last month and a half I have had several experiences that have helped me learn how painful it can be when our expectations don't line up with others' expecttions. In this episo...Show More
3) Learning That I Can Accept Change, Again
That last two months have brought more changes to our family, and with it all the emotions of feeling joy and sorrow at the same time have been overwhelming. My heart has been heavy and I haven’t bee...Show More
4) Understanding My Anger
I have learned and experienced over the last 22 months the many ways that grief manifests itself in me. I knew that anger could be one way, but up until December of 2024 I hadn't experienced it. The...Show More
5) Understanding My "Why" For the Things I Do
It's been a while, I know. But I am back! Today I will briefly explain part of my journey over the last few months and one way that helped me climb out of my own discouragment and worry spiral. A...Show More
6) How EMDR Therapy Unlocked the Trauma in my Brain
In this episode I briefly share how EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) Therapy helped to unlock not only the trauma from Jessica's death, but trauma from years before. I will explain wh...Show More
7) How Self-Compassion is Healing the Wounds
It's been awhile, I know. Over the last month, my emotions were quite heavy overall. I have felt the pain and sadness of Jessica's absence more than I thought I would. And it confused me. Afterall...Show More
8) Traveling Down the Road of Regret is not Worth it
Shortly after Jessica died, I started to travel down the road regret. suddenly I found myself in the state of “ wish I would have and wish I could have”. I wish I would have told her I loved her...Show More
9) Choosing to Turn Toward Each Other
Shortly after Jessica's death, a friend of mine shared with me that there is a high percentage of marriages that don't survive after the death of a child. Although shocked at first that she would sha...Show More
10) The Importance of Remembering
For the past several weeks I have been going through pictures and trying to organize them. Each picture created a memory and gave me a chance to reflect on how our family has evolved and grown over th...Show More