How to Handle Grief & Kids… When You Have to Put Down Their Dog

Grief is a universal experience, and when it intersects with childhood, it can lead to profound questions and emotions. For families, the loss of a beloved pet often serves as a poignant introduction to the concept of death, hence this article on grief & kids. In May 2019, our family faced the heart-wrenching decision to…

Using Caricature to Remember a Loved One

How to Use caricature to remember a loved one

Every now and again I get smacked in the head with a really good idea. Wow that was really visual and slightly violent, but that is precisely what happened just a little under a month ago when I was sitting in a conference in Lima, OH, Social Media Week Lima 2019. I realized I could…

What to Do When Death Happens

Death is inevitable. Someone you know or love is going to die. It could be a friend who experiences loss. Or it could be something you experience personally. It’s not pretty or fun to think about. We don’t talk about it much because it’s hard and scary when death happens. We don’t know how to…

Five-minute Storytelling to Reconnect Staff, Residents, and Families

When a loved one goes into a senior care facility, the number of people who support them grows. In addition to their family members, they now have the center staff and residents in their circle. And it’s important to realize that each of these individuals has something to contribute. Five-minute storytelling is a way to…

Documenting Your Grief Awareness Story

It was recently National Grief Awareness Day, and that got me thinking. Being more aware of my grief and working with it instead of ignoring it has changed my life. By creating the Legacy Recorder, I have been able to process my grief, work with, and find ways to acknowledge it by viewing my world…