Nicole's candid account shatters misconceptions about grief, detailing her journey from feeling hopelessly trapped in darkness after her father's death to reclaiming her life through an unrelenting pursuit of healing. If you've struggled under grief's crushing weight, her raw revelations offer equal parts validation and inspiration for maintaining faith that better days lie ahead.

We often think that we can ignore our grief at the thought of the holiday season without our person. Trying to squash this into the most far away corner of our minds can be just as stressful to our bodies and minds as the holiday season itself. Here are some ideas to support you in grief this Christmas.

Our bodies are amazing, complex machines that are designed to respond and adapt to the environment around us. One of the key systems that enables us to do this is our nervous system and in this post I’m offering a brief 101 on how it works and why I include body-oriented foundations as one of the three pillars in my coaching.

Grief is an intricate tapestry of emotions that extends far beyond the realm of mourning the death of a loved one. While this is undoubtedly one of the toughest life-bending experiences we can face, there are numerous other shades of grief that may color our lives; all part of the weave that is our experience of being human.