Welcome to A Butterfly's Journey BLOG
LAURA EMERALD – Spirit Medium, Teacher, Speaker
For over a decade, Laura Emerald has been providing mediumship readings and teaching courses that help others open up to and harness their own connection to the spiritual realm. In developing her own connection, as a Medium, a Reiki Master, and a channel for Divine...
MARC CLOPTON – Energy Healer, Shaman, Teacher
MARC CLOPTON: COMMUNITY LEADER / ENERGY HEALER / TEACHER > Energy Healer, Shaman, Teacher > Executive Dir., The Actors Studio of Newburyport > Author "Breathe and Speak" Visit Marc on Facebook: Marc Clopton, Shamanic Perspectives Contact Marc...
DIANNA BONNY – Healing Loss From Suicide
Help With Healing Loss from Suicide: LOFL ignites the fuse of healing through a deep dive into the loss that has you stuck in pain. It is our belief that trauma should not impede your ability to live a fulfilled existence. Loss is an inherent part of the cycle of life...
Perspectives on Holiday Tips to Manage Grief
Looking for tips to help get through the holidays? Not sure who to listen to? Want someone to make it easy and put them in ONE place? Seriously. ... I know you have ENOUGH to worry about with all you need to do for holidays. ... I know you may not want to do ANY of...
“3 Tips for LIFE After LOSS” Webinar
Do you feel like you are alone in your grief? Do you believe your loved one is with you? Do you wonder if you'll ever feel any better? Recorded Webinar: "3 Tips for LIFE After LOSS" ... Recovery from traumatic grief Hosted by Barbara J Hopkinson Grief Mentor...
Count Your Blessings – Every Day Is a Gift!
Feel your blessings are hard to find... never mind count? Especially if you are grieving a child or loss of a close loved one. But TRY. Count your blessings EVEN WHEN IT HURTS… WHY? Because it helps you to HEAL. GRATITUDE has an amazing effect. This month of...
Why Do Genders Grieve Differently?
Do men grieve differently from women, especially after losing a child? WHY? Men and women do most everything differently, why not during one of the most mind-shattering experiences? I know that my husband, my remaining son and I approached the death of our other sons...
Remember – Grief is Unique
Why can’t my family and friends understand? How can people say those things? Why do others seem to be doing so much better than I am? These are just some of the questions you may be asking yourself, dealing with traumatic grief. It’s difficult to understand why...
Nothing Breaks the Bond of LOVE, Not Even Death
phys·ics noun ˈfi-ziks (from the Webster Online Dictionary) : a science that deals with matter and energy and the way they act on each other Physics Law of Thermodynamics states that energy can be transformed from one form to another, but cannot be...
Believe Your Loved Ones’ Spirits Continue?
I do! For a lot of reasons… some of which I’ll get to in this blog. I use to be a skeptic, worked for years in the corporate world - was too busy to think about spirituality or intangible things. I was climbing a corporate ladder and focused on my job performance...
Don’t RUN – Grief is NOT Contagious!
What do I say to a bereaved parent or grandparent? Will it cause them more pain if I mention their child? Is it best to avoid them and the topic? Actually, please do not avoid families that have lost a child or had any traumatic loss. They need your support! Based...
Healing Traumatic Loss is NOT a Solo Expedition
Is there ANYTHING more difficult than recovering from traumatic loss? Especially the loss of a child? … not that I’ve encountered. When you suffer that level of loss, your body and mind goes into shock. Protective numbness may take over - for awhile,...
Grief Mentor interviewed on Charter TV3’s “6th Sense & Beyond” show
"6th Sense & Beyond" on Charter TV3hosted by: Christina Andrianopoulos and 2013 "Best Medium in Boston" Katherine Glass Katherine Glass (voted 2013's Best-o-Boston's 'Best Medium', and Christina Andrianopoulos,hosts of Worcester, CT & RI area Charter TV3's...
“Creating a New Normal” Teleseminar
Have you or someone you know had a traumatic loss? Do you find it hard to talk about with most people? Do you just want to feel hope that things will get better someday? Audio We all know someone that has experienced a loss of a child or loved one....
Newsletter LAUNCH – Featured Article, FREE Tele-seminar, Events & more…
Hello! WELCOME to the launch of my newsletter to communicate experiences, tips, events and reasons for HOPE to those who’ve suffered a traumatic loss, especially families that have lost a child, or people who know someone that has. It’s a tough journey and we need...
The Psychic Mind – BCA TV Host Lois Berman interviews Grief Mentor Barbara J Hopkinson
The Psychic Mind on Brockton Community Access TV Lois Berman, host of Brockton Community Access TV's show "The Psychic Mind" interviews Barbara J Hopkinson -- grief mentor, speaker & author of "A Butterfly's Journey... Healing Grief After the Loss of a Child"...
How To Stay Grateful Through Those Tough “Angel-versaries”
Last weekend was the twelfth anniversary of my older son Brent’s transition. It was actually a loving, peaceful two days, for which I was very grateful. TWO days? How? Why? The two-day part is easy to explain… Brent had a motorcycle accident one Friday on his...
Happy Memorial Day & GUEST Blog by Laura Emerald, Spiritual Medium
Today is Memorial Day — a day to remember and be grateful for those veterans we loved and lost, especially those who are our children. But it is also a day to commemorate all our children and loved ones that have passed on. Not that they are ever really...
Remembering Loved Ones on Birthdays
Tomorrow is my son Brent’s birthday. He left us just after his 21st birthday. He’d be 33 tomorrow. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRENT! I can feel the familiar pall come over me today as I anticipate Brent’s birthday without him physically here, but I know he is here with me...
Hopeful Tips for Holiday Grief
"When someone we love dies, it seems as if time stands still. And silence... a quiet sadness... often can be felt, not just heard, a longing for one more day... one more word... one more touch... And we may not understand why God chose to have him or her leave...
Music Helps You Heal Grief
At first, in the early stage of intense grief after I lost my older son Brent, I couldn’t even listen to music — at least not without crying. The only music I focused on was picking out the music for the wake and funeral. My head felt so foggy, I could not even read,...
BJ Hopkinson video intro @ CHARISMA NY!
At Ruth Sherman's exciting CHARISMA event in New York - Barbara does an unrehearsed short (<1 min) video Introduction of why she created "A Butterfly's Journey," book & virtual support program for helping bereaved families find hope and happiness again after...
GUEST Blog: GAIL JONES “Becoming YOU, Your Authentic Self”
Gail Jones... SupportMatters... Intuitive coach, inspiring workshop leader, insightful writer ..Rescripting Success from the Inside Out www.supportmatters.com Blog: BECOMING YOU--Your authentic self The “look” of compassion...
The Value of Ritual on Win’s World – WNBP
WNBP Win's World hosts author Barbara J Hopkinson discuss the VALUE OF RITUAL March 20'14 (~9 m) AUDIO Win Damon on WNBP "Win's World" show, 106.1FM or 1450AM discuss the value of ritual with grief mentor and author Barbara J Hopkinson, "A Butterfly's journey" , ...