It's coming. One day until my first Mother's Day without my mom. If your mother died more than a year ago - do you remember the first one? As a mother of two girls, ages 11 and 7, I am finding it especially challenging. I can't just retreat and spend the day in bed or brunch with friends who are not spending Sunday with their moms. I am going to be cherished and celebrated, when honestly, the last thing in the world I want to do is celebrate or be cherished, especially when I

I am a Death Doula and Grief Recovery Specialist. Which means I have been trained as specialist at how to recover from grief and deal with death. However, what happens when you have all these tools to deal with loss, but when you reach for them, you can't even find your toolbox? I have been looking for mine. My mother died 14 days ago. The call from my father came just minutes before I walked my youngest daughter to school on her seventh birthday. We thought he was calling to