Sparkle Kingdom Warriors

Death is not the only reason grief occurs.

Loss of any kind comes with some measure of grief attached to it.

Accepting the reality that you are grieving and giving yourself permission to do so is the first step in the journey to move through it and it through you. Messy, loud, and open ended.

Cher
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Cherylyn Tanner RN, Psychotherapist
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*This post is for informational purposes only. Seek support from your personal care providers.

🦋 Artwork from "The Adaptable Warrior: Attainable Victories for Even the Darkest Days".

I suggest holding the hug at least until your first yawn. That is your body signaling that your nervous system is relaxing out of fight or flight and is feeling safer. Hold it for as long as you need. You may even feel the urge to stretch. Roll with it. Give your body the movement it needs.

You are valuable. You are loved. You are worth the effort it takes to heal and the strength it takes to keep choosing to live. You have purpose.

Cher
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Cherylyn Tanner RN, Psychotherapist
Author

***This post is for informational purposes only and is not meant as a treatment directive or a replacement for support from your personal healthcare providers.

You are valuable. You are loved. You are worth the effort it takes to heal and the strength it takes to keep choosing to live. You have purpose.

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Some years my garden produces buckets and buckets of veggies per picking.

Some years it is not even a full container per picking.

Every year, every individual veggie is a victory.

Your victories are the same. It doesn't matter their size or quantity. Every individual victory is worth celebrating.

What attainable victory can we celebrate with you today? Drop it in the comments.

Cher
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Cherylyn Tanner RN, Psychotherapist
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Can you tell?
Can you tell where you stop and the mask begins?
Or have you worn it so long that it feels like it's your own skin?

Can you take it off?
Can you take it off for yourself in the safety of your own home?
Or does it scare you to face what is hidden within?

Can you be real?
Can you be real enough with yourself to at the very least acknowledge the mask?
Or is even doing that enough to stir up feelings from your carefully squashed down past?

I know it's hard.
I know it's hard to come to terms with a reality you wish you didn't have.
I hope you choose to get support to face it before that or permanently opting out are the only choices you feel you have.

Therapy sessions available. Text 226-238-7591 to book a free fit check call.*

You are valuable. You are loved. You are worth the effort it takes to heal and the strength it takes to keep choosing to live. You have purpose.

Cher
❤️💜💙
Cherylyn Tanner RN, Psychotherapist
Author

*Ontario residents only for therapy sessions.