Grief is Love +

Grief is Love - in this lovely book, author Marisa Renee Lee reveals that healing does not mean moving on after losing a loved one—healing means learning to acknowledge and create space for your grief. It is about learning to love the one you lost with the same depth, passion, joy, and commitment you did when they were alive, perhaps even more. She guides you through the pain of grief—whether you’ve lost the person recently or long ago—and shows you what it looks like to honor your loss on your unique terms, and debunks the idea of a grief stages or timelines. Grief is Love is about making space for the transformation that a significant loss requires. In beautiful, compassionate prose, Lee elegantly offers wisdom about what it means to authentically and defiantly claim space for grief’s complicated feelings and emotions. And Lee is no stranger to grief herself, she shares her journey after losing her mother, a pregnancy, and, most recently, a cousin to the COVID-19 pandemic. These losses transformed her life and led her to question what grief really is and what healing actually looks like. In this book, she also explores the unique impact of grief on Black people and reveals the key factors that proper healing requires: permission, care, feeling, grace and more. The transformation we each undergo after loss is the indelible imprint of the people we love on our lives, which is the true definition of legacy. At its core, Grief is Love explores what comes after death, and shows us that if we are able to own and honor what we’ve lost, we can experience a beautiful and joyful life in the midst of grief.

Peaceful Candle is handcrafted by woman-owned FUL Candles in small batches in the foothills of the Smoky mountains, using high quality, natural and fragrance oils along with eco-friendly ingredients. Made with 100% soy wax, cotton wicks, and topped with a natural wood lid. Rosemary + mint scent. 13 ounces. White matte glass container; dimensions: 4.25" tall x 3.375" diameter. Burn time: approx. 50-60 hours. Every time you light your candle, burn until the melted wax pool reaches the container edges (approx. 5-6 hours) to prevent tunneling. Do not put wood lid on to extinguish flame.

Chamomile Mint Tea from Big Heart Tea Company, a Midwest-based, woman-owned tea company on a covert mission to make people feel good through healing herbs. They are committed to establishing ethical sourcing practices for every ingredient used, and are helping to pioneer the uncharted world of traceable, direct-trade herbs. Chamomile Mint is a naturally sweet and minty tea, simply blended with 3 ingredients: organic chamomile, organic spearmint, and organic lemongrass. 10 compostable tea bags per box. Shelf life 2 years. Certified Organic by ODAFF. 100% recyclable outer packaging and 100% compostable inner packaging.

Alpaca Wrap by Shupaca Alpaca. Two colors available: navy and rose. Reversible. Made of 35% baby alpaca, 35% super fine alpaca, 30% acrylic. One size, dimensions 27” by 76”. Dry clean only. Alpaca is sustainably sourced, easy on the environment, and hypoallergenic. Its fibers are also longer, and is less likely to pill. It even traps and releases heat, since it’s a smart fiber.