by barhop | Aug 14, 2016 | Blog, Tips, Videos |
Video Script: This is Michelle. She chose to heal after losing her brother to an accident, and after surviving a tough battle with breast cancer while mothering a toddler and an infant. You can imagine Michelle went through periods of time that were both sad and...
by barhop | Jul 26, 2016 | Blog, Status & Events |
TCF National Conference, July’16 Earlier this month, I was honored to attend and have A Butterfly’s Journey be invited to do a “Choose To Heal” photo shoot at The Compassionate Friends (TCF) National Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is...
by barhop | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog, Spiritual, Tips |
Video Script: My name is Barbara J Hopkinson. I chose to heal after losing three children at different ages from three different causes. Then I lost my 30-year-marriage. As you might imagine, I went through a long hard journey with some scary moments. I founded A...
by barhop | Jun 24, 2016 | Blog, Topics & Stories |
Even after loss — do you look for JOY? Do you celebrate the joyous occasions in your life? Joy and Grief are intertwined, let the ‘joy’ parts heal you… I had an extremely joyous occasion in my life recently – my only remaining son married the...
by barhop | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog, Tips, Videos |
Video Script: This is Maureen. She chose to heal after losing her brother to a tragic accident when she was an adolescent. As you might imagine, Maureen went through a period of time that was extremely difficult and frightening. My name is Barbara J Hopkinson of A...
by barhop | May 30, 2016 | Blog, Topics & Stories |
Is there a right or wrong way to remember lost loved ones? Is Ritual a useful part of that? Do you remember the pain or the positive memories? While Memorial Day was created to remember the brave men and women in our military that were lost in...