Mourning Mother’s Day
The Hurting Collective Seven The Hurting Collective Seven

Mourning Mother’s Day

Ever heard the adage, “A woman’s work is never done”?  Waking up to Mother’s Day is one of those days that a grieving woman’s work is never done.  How? You might ask. Like doing laundry, or cleaning up after meals, washing sinks and toilets; grief work is now added to the list of chores to pay attention to.  The difference is that doing healthy grief work really brings relief and puts your broken heart in a healing trajectory. 

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Why Not PYSOP?
The Hurting Karen Nicola The Hurting Karen Nicola

Why Not PYSOP?

Put Your Stuff On Paper/PYSOP has nothing to do with school.  If writing seemed like a struggle for you, reframe Pysoping this way:  Pysoping is to the broken heart what Drano is to a clogged drain!  It is a release valve that allows your emotions to flow freely in a safe place on paper. There are no grammar, spelling, or handwriting rules to follow when we PYSOP.  So put pen to paper fearlessly.  Let all your thoughts and emotions, questions, and fears flow out from your body and heart. Our emotions are messy, disorganized, random, and unpredictable. What goes on paper should reflect what is in the heart.

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