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These are a few of my favorite things for Mothers day.

I have been listening to Sheryl Sandberg’s & Adam Grant’s new book “Option B” it’s all about grief, resilience and finding joy after loss/adversity.  I am really grateful for people who share their knowledge. There is a part in the book where she talks about being happy after a loss and it being ok. I had several Mom’s that had lost kids after August die tell me the pain would never go away. I know they meant well, but when you are experiencing acute grief that’s really the last thing you need to hear. Sheryl had something very similar happen and I loved reading about her response. I loved learning about permanence, the belief that we will always feel a certain way or that something will never change and how that keeps us stuck in depression and can cause major anxiety.

If I could tell any Mom that has lost a child anything it would be you won’t always feel this overcome with grief and with time the pain will start to heal. It won’t be the first thing you think about when you wake up every morning and all day. She talks about this in her book. It’s really about post-traumatic growth, it’s a choice and we can do it. Even though we just want our kids back. I get it, I understand. It’s just we can’t have them back. That’s why her book is called “Option B” because Option A would be having our kids back. She talks about how almost all of us in some way are living option B. Her encouraging words are empowering. Thank you, Sheryl & Adam.

Love, Tiffany