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How Can I Help You?

January 12, 2020 By Rachel Tenpenny 2 Comments

https://youtu.be/yXAT2VnwLrM Hi, I'm Rachel Tenpenny and I want to know what your heart needs the most. Nathalie has asked me to contribute regularly to the Grieving Parents Support network and I'm privileged to do so. Before I get going regularly I wanted to ask you what you most need from … [Read more...]

4 Healing Truths

August 26, 2019 By Rachel Tenpenny 1 Comment

It's been 11 years since Aubrey and Ellie died. Because I've spent more than a decade writing transparently about the reality of grief and healing, I am often asked to speak about my journey. I've done hundreds of talks ranging from sharing the details of my personal story to deeper topics like … [Read more...]

Lesson 10: Healing is Private, Not Secret

February 15, 2019 By Rachel Tenpenny Leave a Comment

Healing is Private, Not Secret I am pretty transparent about my healing journey yet there are parts of it I choose not to make public. Privacy is an important part of the healing process. Although I keep some details private, I no longer keep anything secret. Secrets harm. I kept secrets for a long … [Read more...]

Lesson 9: Healing is Not Betrayal

February 8, 2019 By Rachel Tenpenny Leave a Comment

Healing is Not Betrayal In the beginning, my love for Aubrey and Ellie was reflected in my pain. All you had to do was take one look at my tear-covered face and it was clear how much those little girls meant to me. As I made progress in my healing something strange started to happen; healing … [Read more...]

Lesson 8: Alcohol Stifles Healing

February 1, 2019 By Rachel Tenpenny Leave a Comment

Alcohol Stifles Healing After Aubrey and Ellie died I felt for the first time the kind of pain that would make someone want to put a needle in their arm. Although I didn't, I certainly found other ways to numb the hurt. One of those ways was to drink. Alcohol is highly effective at stifling pain, … [Read more...]

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I'm the founder of the Grieving Parents Support Network (GPSN), the May We All Heal peer support group. I'm also the author of numerous grief resource books. As a psychotherapist, I work mainly in the area of grief recovery. You can also find me here @NathalieHimmelrich Read More…

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