Carrying What Matters Forward: Preparing Your Heart for the Week Ahead

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.Week 3 Begins: “This past week, we’ve explored boundaries as acts of care — the small ways we protect our energy, honor our capacity, and stay close to what feels true. This week, we’re exploring connection — the kind that comes from truth, tenderness, and compassion. Not forced connection. Not holiday performance. But the real, humankind that meets you exactly where you are.”Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything!👉 The Leftover Pieces AppThis is December 15 — Welcome, Fellow GrieverCarrying What Matters Forward- A Daily Journal Prompt:“What truth from this past week do I want to carry with me — and what can I gently set down?”Today’s ReflectionAs Week Two comes to a close yesterday , today’s episode helps you reflect on what has supported you, what has drained you, and what truths you want to carry with you into the coming days. You are encouraged to honor your inner guidance as you move into a new week.Quoted or Referenced In This Episode– “You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming.” — Pablo NerudaA Gentle Closing ReminderCarry forward only what supports you.Stay Connected💜 TheLeftoverPieces.com💜 Instagram @theleftoverpieces💜 Download the Leftover Pieces AppSupport the show__________________________________________________________________________ Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! CLICK HERE 💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts. 🔗 Stay connected: Join my free email community for weekly check-ins, resources, and encouragement. 🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope. 🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here. 🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here. 📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces AppThis is December 14 — Welcome, Fellow GrieverJournal PromptWhat could it look like to let today be softer on my spirit — in one small, honest way?Today’s ReflectionToday’s episode invites you into the gentleness of a Sunday in December — a day to slow down, feel your truth, and tend to your heart without pressure or expectation.Quoted or Referenced In This Episode– “The times are urgent; let us slow down.” — Bayo AkomolafeA Gentle Closing ReminderLet today be soft in whatever ways you need.Stay Connected💜 TheLeftoverPieces.com💜 Instagram @theleftoverpieces💜 Download the Leftover Pieces AppSupport the show__________________________________________________________________________ Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! CLICK HERE 💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts. 🔗 Stay connected: Join my free email community for weekly check-ins, resources, and encouragement. 🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope. 🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here. 🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here. 📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything!👉 The Leftover Pieces AppThis is December 13 — Welcome, Fellow GrieverThe Impossible Math of Time (Our Birthday) - A Daily Journal Prompt:“How has grief reshaped my sense of time — and who have I become in the years between then and now?”Today’s ReflectionToday's reflection honors the impossible math of grief and time — especially on birthdays, anniversaries, and milestones. You’re invited to acknowledge every layer: the ache, the gratitude, the survival, the identity changes, and the love that continues.Quoted or Referenced In This Episode– “Where there is deep wound, there is deep understanding.” — John O’DonohueA Gentle Closing ReminderYou’re allowed to feel every layer of this day.Stay Connected💜 TheLeftoverPieces.com💜 Instagram @theleftoverpieces💜 Download the Leftover Pieces AppSupport the show__________________________________________________________________________ Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! CLICK HERE 💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts. 🔗 Stay connected: Join my free email community for weekly check-ins, resources, and encouragement. 🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope. 🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here. 🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here. 📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything!👉 The Leftover Pieces AppThis is December 12 — Welcome, Fellow Griever The Softness of the Weekend - A Daily Journal PromptIf I offered myself one simple act of care this weekend, what would it look like — and why does that matter to my heart?Today’s ReflectionToday’s episode honors the softness of the weekend and invites you into self-care that feels real and honest for your grieving heart. Rest becomes an act of protection and an expression of tenderness.Quoted or Referenced In This Episode– “Rest is not a luxury; it is a spiritual discipline.” — Cole Arthur RileyA Gentle Closing ReminderLet the weekend meet you where you are.Stay Connected💜 TheLeftoverPieces.com💜 Instagram @theleftoverpieces💜 Download the Leftover Pieces AppSupport the show__________________________________________________________________________ Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! CLICK HERE 💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts. 🔗 Stay connected: Join my free email community for weekly check-ins, resources, and encouragement. 🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope. 🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here. 🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here. 📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything!👉 The Leftover Pieces AppThis is December 11 — Welcome, Fellow GrieverHonoring What Helps, Releasing What Hurts - A Daily Journal Prompt: What helped me breathe a little easier today… and what felt too heavy to hold?Today’s ReflectionToday’s episode invites you to honor the shifting landscape of your grief — the changes in energy, tenderness, and resilience that shape each day in December. You're encouraged to let today be exactly what it is, without forcing it to match yesterday.Quoted or Referenced In This Episode– “If you listen closely, the body will tell you where it wants to be.” — Victoria EriksonA Gentle Closing ReminderYou’re allowed to let every day be different.Stay Connected💜 TheLeftoverPieces.com💜 Instagram @theleftoverpieces💜 Download the Leftover Pieces AppSupport the show__________________________________________________________________________ Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! CLICK HERE 💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts. 🔗 Stay connected: Join my free email community for weekly check-ins, resources, and encouragement. 🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope. 🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here. 🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here. 📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces AppThis is December 10 — Welcome, Fellow GrieverWhen ‘No’ Becomes a Gift- A Daily Journal Prompt: “Where in my life does saying ‘no’ feel like an act of self-preservation — and how might I offer myself compassion for that?”Today’s ReflectionToday’s episode explores the power of “no” as an act of care — not a rejection, not avoidance, but a way of honoring your heart, your capacity, and the realities of grief during December. Whether you’re surviving, stabilizing, rebuilding, or integrating, you’re invited to let your boundaries protect what matters most.Quoted or Referenced In This Episode– “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” — Audre LordeA Gentle Closing ReminderYour “no” isn’t selfish — it’s sacred.Stay Connected💜 TheLeftoverPieces.com💜 Instagram @theleftoverpieces💜 Download the Leftover Pieces AppSupport the show__________________________________________________________________________ Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! CLICK HERE 💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts. 🔗 Stay connected: Join my free email community for weekly check-ins, resources, and encouragement. 🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope. 🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here. 🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here. 📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces AppThis is December 9 — Welcome, Fellow GrieverThe Quiet Yes, The Quiet No --A Daily Journal Prompt: “What quiet yes or quiet no is whispering inside me today — and what would it feel like to honor it?”Today’s ReflectionToday’s episode explores the small but powerful choices we make in grief — the quiet yeses and quiet nos that guide us through the emotional terrain of December. Whether you’re barely surviving, gently rebuilding, or learning to integrate grief with moments of joy, you’re invited to listen for what your heart is softly asking today.Quoted or Referenced In This Episode– “If someone does not want me, it is not the end of the world. But if I do not want me, the world is nothing.” — Nayyirah WaheedA Gentle Closing ReminderEven your smallest yes — and your smallest no — deserve respect.Stay Connected💜 TheLeftoverPieces.com💜 Instagram @theleftoverpieces💜 Download the Leftover Pieces AppSupport the show__________________________________________________________________________ Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! CLICK HERE 💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts. 🔗 Stay connected: Join my free email community for weekly check-ins, resources, and encouragement. 🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope. 🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here. 🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here. 📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces AppThis is December 8 — Welcome, Fellow GrieverBoundaries as Care -- A Daily Journal Prompt: “What is one boundary my heart is asking for today — and what truth does that boundary protect?”Today’s ReflectionToday’s episode opens Week Two with a tender look at boundaries — not as walls, but as acts of care that protect your energy through the complexity of December. Whether you’re surviving, rebuilding, or evolving into a life touched by both grief and meaning, this reflection invites you to honor what your heart can hold today.Community Note (for moms)Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern is our Second Monday Support Meeting inside The Lighthouse Community. If you’re not a member yet, your first month is free so you can join gently and see if the space supports you.Quoted or Referenced In This Episode– “I love the thing that I most wish had not happened.” — Stephen Colbert – Reflections on grief, compassion, and capacityA Gentle Closing ReminderYour boundaries are allowed to shift as you shift.Stay Connected💜 TheLeftoverPieces.com💜 Instagram @theleftoverpieces💜 Download the Leftover Pieces AppSupport the show__________________________________________________________________________ Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! CLICK HERE 💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts. 🔗 Stay connected: Join my free email community for weekly check-ins, resources, and encouragement. 🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope. 🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here. 🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here. 📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces AppThis is December 7 — Welcome, Fellow GrieverToday’s ReflectionSeven days into December, today’s episode reflects on the strength, tenderness, and full humanity required to move through this month while living with suicide loss. You’re reminded that wherever you are in your grief — surviving, rebuilding, evolving, or integrating — your presence in this moment matters.Quoted or Referenced In This Episode– “Grief is like a cruel kind of education.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – “We keep those we’ve lost alive by the way we remember them.” — Anderson CooperA Gentle Closing ReminderWhat you’ve carried this week — and how you’ve carried it — is enough.Stay Connected💜 TheLeftoverPieces.com💜 Instagram @theleftoverpieces💜 Download the Leftover Pieces AppSupport the show__________________________________________________________________________ Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! CLICK HERE 💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts. 🔗 Stay connected: Join my free email community for weekly check-ins, resources, and encouragement. 🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope. 🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here. 🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here. 📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.

A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! 👉 The Leftover Pieces AppThis is December 6 — Welcome, Fellow GrieverToday’s ReflectionToday’s episode honors rest as both resistance and renewal. Whether you're barely surviving, rebuilding your foundation, or beginning to reconnect with moments of joy or purpose, this reflection invites you to trust the wisdom of your energy and move through the day in a way that supports your grieving heart.Quoted or Referenced In This Episode– “Grief is not a problem to be solved; it’s an experience to be carried.” — Megan Devine – Reflections from Anderson Cooper on carrying grief and love togetherA Gentle Closing ReminderHowever, rest shows up for you today, let it be enough.Stay Connected💜 TheLeftoverPieces.com💜 Instagram @theleftoverpieces 💜 Download the Leftover Pieces AppSupport the show__________________________________________________________________________ Get THE Leftover Pieces APP & don't miss anything! CLICK HERE 💜 The Leftover Pieces is support central for grieving hearts. 🔗 Stay connected: Join my free email community for weekly check-ins, resources, and encouragement. 🌟 For moms: Explore the $9 Lighthouse Community — safe connection, tools, and hope. 🛠 Resources for all grievers: Start here. 🤝 One-on-one grief coaching for moms after child loss to suicide: Learn more here. 📞 Need help now? If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, dial 988 in the U.S. & Canada, or text HOME to 741741.