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how to rebuild your life
Life is going along fine. You have a new car, a great job, a new condo, and someone to share life with. Then BAM! It happens. Something unexpected hits your life. Maybe it’s a loved one receiving a terminal disease diagnosis, maybe it’s a job layoff, an incurable illness, job loss, transportation loss, or COVID-19 …
So many life experiences can occur that create a change of direction in our lives or a change in the way we think. In fact, those experiences may result in life-changing opportunities as well. How we respond to experiences can determine our future emotionally, physically, vocationally, relationally, spiritually, and financially. (I’ll talk more about this …
Huh? What does your driving have to do with rebuilding your life after a trauma or loss? Well, for some it was someone’s driving that caused their trauma or loss. So how’s your driving? There can be both traumatic events and losses related to how people drive. Maybe you’ve been on the receiving end of …
If you had the choice, which is it that you prefer, calm or chaos? I thrive on peace and calm, but that doesn’t always happen. Dream on. Sometimes individuals who have survived traumas crave peaceful lives and do all they can to have a life without chaos and without being in constant motion. Maybe that’s because …
Not a day goes by that I don’t see first responders heading out to calls and I wonder what type of situation they will encounter when they get to where they’re going. So I pray for them. When we’ve experienced traumatic events and are rebuilding our lives, we may have placed calls to first responders …
I had planned on getting this out sooner, but too many people have been going through the transition of friends, family members, and parents. So things have been a bit hectic. Part of rebuilding after traumatic events is learning how to get through the holidays when special dates of someone’s traumatic event or loss are …
Traumatic events occur in our lives and can often leave us shell-shocked, numb, and needing time to process what happened, how to get going again, and how to get back on track living up to our potential. Ever been there? Of course, it depends on the extent of the trauma or loss whether you need …
My posts often have talked about rebuilding our lives and health after traumatic events, but I want to pull some of that information together under this topic of how to create a healing environment. While creating that type of environment may sound easy, there may be things you haven’t thought about that could change your environment for …
Seems like we’re in and out of the process of rebuilding our lives. But no matter what stage we’re in, we need to consider the influences in our lives and how they are impacting our ability to rebuild our lives and move forward after traumatic events. Have you really thought about who is influencing you? …
Rebuilding after traumas and losses can deplete our immune system. Stressful jobs, multiple moves, job changes, family or work drama, financial challenges, military service, or caring for someone disabled can drain our immune system. Any of these situations may contribute to chronic stress, especially if they happen close together or at the same time. These …
Many people are rebuilding their lives after a cancer diagnosis, so I want to give you some tips for easing the “C” word diagnosis. It’s a diagnosis that is handed out too often in the U.S. these days and it’s something that nobody wants to receive. The impact of a cancer diagnosis can very negatively …
One of the challenging losses that we may face in life is losing a job. No one is immune to this happening. The day when we have to tell others that I just lost my job can be stressful. Sometimes you can tell when a job might be winding down and other times there may be …