I was lonely at Christmas after losing my soulmate – then my phone rang

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2025/12/25/lonely-christmas-losing-soulmate-phone-rang-2-25620864/

This Christmas is quieter and very different for our family. After a hard final quarter of the year and with Dad now in a nursing home, we’re focusing on small moments of peace and gratitude. Sending gentle wishes to others navigating a changed season. 🤍
#Christmas #Grief #Caregiving #GentleHolidays #gratitude
Chalice by Donna Hilbert

Chalice I want to empty my chalice of grief, and be like the neighbor’s two dogs early this morning unleashed on the warm and sun-strewn beach, so alive in their streamlined bodies, running, sniffi…

ONE ART: a journal of poetry

It’s ok to put it behind you.
It’s ok to dig it back up.
It’s ok to sort through it again and again,
Until you feel you’ve been hit by a truck.
#grief #pain #human #survivorwisdom

http://invisiblymisdiagnosed.com/2025/12/24/24-its-ok-2/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

24) It’s Ok

The content explores the complexities of grief through a reflective lens. It emphasizes that it’s acceptable to experience various emotions during mourning, highlighting the notion that one c…

Survivor Literacy

Coping with grief during the holidays.

#mentalhealth #Alzheimers #dementia #grief #holidays #Christmas #XMas

How to handle #grief during the #Christmas holidays. #SelfHelp
Coping with #grief during the #holidays can be a lot. Please remember that there is no right or wrong way to approach the holiday season following the loss of a loved one. For more ways to cope with grief, make an appointment. 👉 https://www.bowenhealth.org/

Winter Solstice reminds me of lessons learned from grief, shamanic work, druidic practices, and my healing journey all at once.

It has become a favorite of mine, but not for being festive; I prefer to quietly sit in the darkness alone /|\ I light a single candle, contemplate the dark and light, and reflect or go within to learn deeper truths about myself, life, and magick.

https://open.substack.com/pub/marcusward/p/three-nights-of-solstice-dark?r=1xpwk9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#Pagan #Yule #Winter #Solstice #depression #grief #HealingJourney #witchy #therapy

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Ultimate Rick Jones - The Senseless Waste of a Beautiful Thing

"A toe tapper about memory and the weird algebra of grief."

https://getmusic.fm/l/C7Amkb

#acoustic #piano #americana #country #saxophone #50s #grief #doowop #musclecars #music