Pushing Through Loss

30/10/2024

For my 7 day destress challenge, today is the day I am purposefully going for a walk.

I do like to walk alone sometimes but I thought that it would be so cool to do a "live" and you can join me!

So in about 45 minutes-- 11:30am EST I'm going to jump on while I walk for 10-20 minutes. We'll see how it goes😝

28/10/2024

We all know this upcoming week is going to be stressful.

For some of us, we are coming back to the work force after a month of Jewish holidays where we didn't have 1 full week of normal scheduling.

Add in the days where some of us were hit by (and are still recovering from) the hurricanes.

And finally, the elephant in the proverbial room, the election looming here in the US one week from tomorrow.

I am proposing a challenge to myself (and anyone who wants to join me) for the next 7 days to take small steps to destress: breathing exercises, tapping into the tones and frequencies of AO Scan as well as sound therapy, and taking a break from social media (I am beyond grateful that I have Shabbat to allow for this every week).

If you'd like to join me, feel free to DM me for the details on each day's challenge.

Here's to getting through the next 7 days!

21/10/2024

Has this month been overwhelming for you as much as it has been for me?

Between preparing for the Jewish Holidays; getting through the one year anniversary of October 7; not one, but two hurricanes in 2 weeks; and life in general it's been extremely stressful.

I could not have gotten through the month without sound therapy.

Sound therapy has been around for many many years but has making a resurgence in the natural healing space.

I've been playing crystal singing bowls here at home as well using the AOScan to scan and listen to tones made specificially for me and it's been beyond helpful in relieving some of this build up of stress.

And since I know you are curious, here are 4 other incredible benefits of sound therapy (along with stress relief)!

14/10/2024

Yom Kippur was this past shabbat; I actually had time to spend deep in my own prayer.

For the first time in a long time, I got to be in shul in the morning for the Torah reading and most of Mussaf, and then back again in the evening for my favorite time of Yom Kippur, Ne'illah.

I spent time with the words given by the torah sages over the years but also with my own.

I couldn't stop thinking that there is so much out of our control right now, yet over and over again, I reminded myself that I can only control my own thoughts, my own speech, and my own actions.

So, whether you were deep in prayer this past weekend or not, in a world where you have control over only who you are and what you want to be, decide to be...
..kind...thoughtful of your words...the best you can be...a realistic optimist...mindful of your and others' time.

11/10/2024

26/09/2024

I wish I could I say, honestly, that I would get rid of some of these items on the Autumn Checklist, but I cannot.

Let me explain...

While some of things that come with Autumn aren't so great (hurricanes, am I right?), I have really come to internalize that I cannot have the good without the bad.

Experiencing things that are unpleasant and make us uncomfortable are all part of being alive.

It also makes us even more appreciative of the things that go right.

So, next time you are going through turmoil, face the storm head on, breathe, rebalance your inner energy, and know that you have always survived your hardest days.

23/09/2024

While my family has been slowly working through the aspects of grief in losing a pet, it's been really important to me that my kids understand their emotions.

The weekend was a little rough...

All the things we were so used to in having 2 dogs and suddenly losing one was hitting us each differently.

It was a great reminder that facing the emotional storm usually allows our bodies the space to grieve positively and not hold on to the pain and suffering that tends to comes with it.

My 8 year said to me, "Don't talk about Louis. You are making me sad all over again..."

In that moment, I reminded him that it's ok to be sad. It's ok to cry and scream and want to let it all out.

We talked about ways that he could do that without hurting himself or others and he felt better after that.

We will miss Louis tremendously, but we also know that we can always remember him and the things he did to bring a smile to our faces (and sometimes annoy the cr@p out of us).

10/09/2024

WOW!!!

50 episodes!!!!

I didn't even realize it until buzzsprout (the site that hosts the podcast) sent me an email this morning when this episode was published.

Time flies and I have been so blessed to share this journey with you, both the ups and downs.

Today's episode is dedicated to all those on the other side of grief.

To those who have recently lost a pregnancy or a loved one, I pray that you will find solace in these conversations. I pray that you can find hope and joy again. Finally, I pray that you can live your life to the fullest; carry your loved one with you in memory and honor them but live your life because you are still here.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pushing-through-loss/id1709556481

02/09/2024

We, as a Jewish people, are in pain.

We are collectively mourning the loss of the 6 hostages that were found murdered as well as all of the hostages, all of the chayalim, all of the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, grandmothers ad grandfathers, and babies that we have lost (in the last 11 months and throughout our lifetimes).

It's unfathomable how much grief we endure.

Yet...

We continue.

We live.

We survive.

We thrive.

In the merit of all of those lost, I am going to start sending out a grief care pack.

Often in grief we forget to take care of ourselves. To receive a care package with items curated to remind us that we are not alone can be a lifeline in a time of need; knowing we have others who are standing by us and with us in priceless.

If you would like to send a care package to someone who needs, DM me for more information. I will put together a more formal sign up as soon as I can.

Baruch Dayan Emet-- May all of us be comforted in our pain and may we merit to see the coming of Moshiach soon.

28/08/2024

One thing that took me a long time to understand is that you can have more than one emotion at once.

Thriving (and not just surviving) on the other side of loss means holding space for yourself and all the emotions.

Laughing while at the same time feeling gut wrenched.

Crying uncontrollably while at the same time feeling so blessed for the life you are living.

These juxtapositions are normal and it's completely ok to hold space for them all at once.

25/08/2024

2 years...

I cannot believe it's been 2 years since I lost my surrobaby at 16 weeks and 5 days.

What I wouldn't do to have you here with us (with your parents and your siblings); to be your aunt who also happened to be your wombmate.

In so many ways my life looks the same and yet at the time it looks so completely and utterly different.

The short amount of time that you spent growing within me guides me in all that I have accomplished since August 25, 2022-- being able to hold space for those who have also felt the pain of loss, finding tools to help those left here on earth live their own lives to the fullest, and somehow being able to find the light in the loss.

For anyone going through it (past or present), I am sorry. I am here if you need space to grieve, but I am also here when you are ready to continue living.

23/08/2024

Between podcasting, continuing doula work, studying Reiki, learning sound bath techniques (and finding sound bath instruments), and working in the general energy and frequency modalities, it's been quite busy over here.

I am loving this work and the help it provides to my clients.