This isn’t really my story to tell, but it’s the story I haven’t been able to stop mulling over since the #MeToo movement shifted into
Author: Celenia Delsol
I write, I coach, and I speak publicly about "A New Normal: Living & Loving Your Life After Loss." This was not by design. This was after experiencing the loss of my son to suicide in 2010, a cancer diagnosis in 2016, my mother's cancer diagnosis in 2017, my sister's ALS diagnosis in the same year. Loss and more loss and more loss. You'd think I would have curled up into a ball or hidden in a cave. And yes, that was appealing for a while with each new calamity. But I am a survivor. Many of us are. I write because it helped me make sense of the absurdity of life, and I share my writing because people let me know that it speaks to them. I write with others because the interaction feeds my mind and heart. I coach others because I have something of value to offer those who are on their own journey of grief and healing. I speak to inspire others to carry on when life has not been kind. There is no going back to normal when tragedy strikes. There is only moving forward. Into A NEW NORMAL.
Gratitude – The Practice
Start simple. Start with the big-ticket items: your home, your car. Start with the minutiae: clean sheets, the smell of bacon. Start with the people:
The Precious “Before”
[Written on Saturday, October 6th.] I am sitting in “before.” Before the follow-up tests which will indicate whether I am gearing up – once again
Gratitude – The Concept
Gratitude is powerful magic. It is a perception shifter. It can make a huge difference between misery and joy. When I view the world through
When “A New Normal” Isn’t
[Featured Image by Julian Rettger] When I talk about my “new normal” I mean the life I am building for myself after loss. I acknowledge
Getting Unstuck
It’s easy (some might even say: inevitable) to get stuck in your grief. And by this I don’t mean to imply that grief has a
I’ve Been Nominated!
Each year, Jack Henry of The Global Aussie, awards The Liebster Award. He reads every single entry and picks the blog with the most unique
Tales of 9/11
On the west coast, we were attempting to reign in a school morning. Controlled chaos. My husband turned on the TV. He needed to know
Loss & Time
When loss happened, my relationship with time changed. It was a bit like my own reflection in a fun-house mirror where my neck appeared to
First You Have To Grieve
There is no getting around it. If you want to move on with your life after loss, you have to grieve, and really feel all
Getting Over It
How do you get over the loss of a loved one? People may WANT you to get over it. Think of those friends and family
This Is Not That Time
There is a time to wave the white flag, Because conflict is exhausting, And battling reality can be a fool’s errand, But this is not
