Learning to Live Again Trauma & Grief Counseling

Learning to Live Again Trauma & Grief Counseling Grief and Trauma Therapist working help to others learn to live again.

A little brain dump before I start my day. Breathe in peace. Breathe out doubt. Breathe in prayer. Breathe out worry. Br...
06/10/2026

A little brain dump before I start my day.
Breathe in peace. Breathe out doubt. Breathe in prayer. Breathe out worry. Breathe in wisdom. Breathe out fear. Breathe in comfort. Breathe out confusion. Deep cleansing breath…lower those shoulders.

Affirmation - you can do this. Trust the process. No “what if’s”, only “what is”

Have a wonderful Wednesday and find joy in the journey.

When I recommend journaling to clients, I am often met with resistance. It’s not about writing a word story necessarily....
06/07/2026

When I recommend journaling to clients, I am often met with resistance. It’s not about writing a word story necessarily. It can be word collage, or even art. However you can express your feelings is considered journaling.

Here is my journal entry today.

Everyday I am met with clients who struggle with anxiety. Their focus is on the worries of “what if” and I meet them wit...
06/02/2026

Everyday I am met with clients who struggle with anxiety.

Their focus is on the worries of “what if” and I meet them with “what do you know for a fact? What IS?”

Anxiety loves “what if?”

What if something goes wrong?
What if I fail?
What if they are upset with me?
What if I can’t handle it?

The problem is that what if lives in a future that hasn’t happened. It pulls us away from the present and asks us to solve problems that may never exist.

When you find yourself caught in a spiral of worry, gently bring yourself back to the facts:

What is true right now?
What do I actually know?
What evidence do I have?
What is happening in this moment?

Anxiety thrives on uncertainty, but facts ground us in reality.

Instead of asking, “What if?” try asking:

“What is?”

When we focus on truth rather than fear, many of the imagined possibilities begin to lose their power. The future may still be unknown, but we can trust ourselves to face it one fact, one moment, and one step at a time.

Feelings are real, but they are not always reliable narrators. Let facts have a voice, too.

Grief is not only about who you lost.It’s also about the loss of who you were when they were alive.The version of you wh...
05/28/2026

Grief is not only about who you lost.It’s also about the loss of who you were when they were alive.

The version of you who called them first.The version of you who felt safe in their presence.The version of you who existed before the phone call, the diagnosis, the goodbye, or the silence.

Loss reshapes identity.It changes routines, roles, traditions, dreams, and the way we move through the world.

This is why grief can feel so disorienting.You are not only mourning a person.You are learning how to carry their absence while becoming someone new in the aftermath of love and loss.

And maybe that is part of moving forward with grief:not becoming who you were before,but gently discovering who you are now.

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Their sacri...
05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Their sacrifice secured freedoms many of us experience every day, often without realizing the cost at which they came.

Today, we also hold space for the Gold Star families who carry the lifelong grief of these profound losses. Behind every fallen service member is a family forever changed and learning to move forward while carrying love and loss side by side.

At Learning to Live Again, we recognize that grief and gratitude can coexist. We remember the fallen not only for how they died, but for how they lived, loved, served, and impacted those around them.

May we honor their legacy with compassion, remembrance, and a commitment to caring for one another well.

We remember.
We honor.
We will never forget.

— Learning to Live Again Grief & Trauma Therapy

Why is grief so difficult! Why does it feel overwhelming? The reality is that most grieving people are not carrying a si...
05/13/2026

Why is grief so difficult! Why does it feel overwhelming?

The reality is that most grieving people are not carrying a singular loss.

They are carrying a complex, heavy stack of losses:

* the death itself
* secondary losses
* trauma
* identity shifts
* caregiving exhaustion
* role changes
* fear
* unfinished conversations
* financial stress
* loneliness
* and nervous system overwhelm.

Eventually, the mind and body begin signaling:
“This is too much to hold all at once.”

That is grief overload.

Grief overload occurs when losses accumulate faster than the nervous system can process them.

This is often why grieving people experience:

* grief fog
* emotional flooding
* panic
* exhaustion
* forgetfulness
* irritability
* numbness
* difficulty concentrating
* or feeling emotionally “stuck.”

These feelings and worries do
not mean you are grieving incorrectly.

You are not weak.

Your nervous system is overwhelmed by the weight of profound loss upon loss.

Part of grief work involves gently teasing apart the tangled threads:
What am I grieving?
What changed?
What hurts most today?
What feels unsafe?
What feels unfinished?

We do not untangle grief by force.
We companion it gently.

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One of the most meaningful ways to honor and remember those we love is through a memorial garden.A grief garden becomes ...
05/10/2026

One of the most meaningful ways to honor and remember those we love is through a memorial garden.

A grief garden becomes more than flowers and plants. It becomes a place for connection. A space to sit with grief, reflect on love, and tend to something living while learning to live again after loss.

My garden is filled with plants chosen specifically in memory of my grandmother, my mother-in-law, my husband’s mamaw, and his aunt. And somehow, the cardinals that visit my bird feeders bring a sense of closeness to my uncle that is difficult to explain unless you’ve experienced grief yourself.

There is something healing about tending to life while grieving loss.

Many of my grief clients tell me gardening gives them moments of peace, purpose, and even joy. It helps quiet the loneliness. It creates routine, meaning, and connection. And sometimes healing looks like sunlight, fresh air, dirty hands, and caring for something again.

Grief deserves spaces where it can be companioned gently.

Do you have a memorial garden or special outdoor space that helps you feel connected to someone you love? I’d love to see your pictures in the comments. 🌿

The professionals closest to death, illness, trauma, and grief are often the ones given the least space to process what ...
05/08/2026

The professionals closest to death, illness, trauma, and grief are often the ones given the least space to process what the work does to their bodies.

For years, I have had the privilege of training medical, healthcare, bioskills, and death care professionals on compassion fatigue, burnout, vicarious trauma, and stress. I continue to be invited back because these professionals are hungry for tools that are practical, grounded, and immediately usable.

I am incredibly excited to offer this new training program through Learning to Live Again Trauma & Grief Counseling:

Shake It Off: Stress Management for Healthcare and Death Care Professionals

This training was created for professionals who are expected to stay steady while doing deeply human work.

Not another generic wellness lecture.

Not another reminder to “practice self-care.”

Real tools for real bodies carrying real work.

This experiential training helps participants understand the stress response and practice body-based tools for regulation, restoration, and resilience.

Participants will explore:

• Grounding and breathwork
• Bilateral tapping and butterfly tapping
• Gentle vagus-supportive self-soothing
• Movement-based stress release
• Body mapping stress
• Rhythm and music-based regulation
• Personalized stress regulation planning

We will tap it out.
We will shake it out.
We will breathe it through.

Because caring for others should not require professionals to abandon themselves.

And because the body carries the work, too.

Training options are available to fit your organization’s needs:

Lunch & Learn: A focused introduction to stress regulation tools
Half-Day Training: The full Shake It Off experiential workshop
Full-Day Intensive: A deeper training on compassion fatigue, burnout, vicarious trauma, and stress management

My training calendar is filling up, and I would love to schedule your organization.

Now scheduling for healthcare, hospice, death care, bioskills, medical education, crisis response, and other high-impact professional teams.

Let’s get your team on the calendar today.

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