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David Kessler recently added a sixth stage to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ Five Stages of Grief, and that is Finding Meaning. The original stages left something important off the table: what happens after acceptance? How do we go forward? Remember, the Five Stages weren’t originally meant for the grieving at all, rather they were created to help…
I’m a huge advocate of soaking up all things nature whenever things feel overwhelming or out-of-control. And research agrees with me, from Ingrid Fetell Lee’s concept of joyspotting to the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing. Often, if we live in an urban or suburban setting, we think nature is inaccessible…even when it’s right…
{This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase using these links.} Caregiving is an all-encompassing, round-the-clock, often thankless job. It’s back-breaking, it’s financially draining, and it’s an emotional rollercoaster. It demands that a person give more than would seem humanly possible, and to put the…
It sounds creepy, but Swedish Death Cleaning is a home organizing trend that might actually have some staying power. (It’s already a common practice in Sweden.) This method of decluttering keeps one simple concept in mind: Your stuff is going to become someone else’s problem after you die. If you’ve ever had to go through…
