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Why I Hate the “5 Stages of Grief”

“How long until you feel better?”

4 min readMay 5, 2022

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sweet baby in blue bouncy seat

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Jennifer Hacker

Great Advice to Remember when Speaking to the Bereaved

Do you completely freeze when someone casually says, as you sit watching your kids’ soccer game, “I wasn’t here last week because my mom…

4 min readOct 23, 2023

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Great Advice to Remember when Speaking to the Bereaved

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Jennifer Hacker

The Truth About My Epic Exercise in Evading Grief

Back when I worked in a cubicle (circa 1993), there was a bullet-shaped desk that divided the space between me and my cubemate Mike…

6 min readJul 21, 2023

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The Truth About My Epic Exercise in Evading Grief

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Jennifer Hacker

This is Exciting News — Post-Traumatic Growth

The other day a client was having an uncharacteristic Debbie Downer kind of day. She spent the session re-visiting and mourning once again…

3 min readFeb 6, 2023

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Sheldon from Big Bang Theory shivers and says, “Did anybody else just get goosebumps?”

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Jennifer Hacker

Hard Things Are Inevitable, Doing Them Alone Is Optional

Somehow I missed the fact that my daughter had turned YELLOW.

3 min readOct 20, 2022

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Hard Things Are Inevitable, Doing Them Alone Is Optional

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Jennifer Hacker

My Dad Gave Me the BEST Gift — After He Died

My dad died on my 46th birthday. Years later he gave me the greatest gift I’ve ever received.

3 min readAug 23, 2022

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My Dad Gave Me the BEST Gift — After He Died

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Jennifer Hacker

Who Else Wants More Happiness?

“The bone is infected and you’ll probably lose your leg.”

4 min readAug 17, 2022

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Who Else Wants More Happiness?

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Jennifer Hacker

An Eye-Opening Lesson from My Dog about Obnoxious Independence

It all started when my dog chewed a golf-ball size hole in the living room rug.

4 min readJul 8, 2022

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An Eye-Opening Lesson from My Dog about Obnoxious Independence

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Jennifer Hacker

It’s Time For Your Medicine — The Laughing Kind

The other night I was reading in bed, feeling hungry, despite having already indulged in Skinny Girl popcorn AND Choc Zero chocolate bark.

3 min readJun 27, 2022

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Jennifer Hacker

Here’s What You Need To Do to Support a Grieving Mom

I went back to work a week after my son died. I’ve been told that’s completely insane but staying busy was all I knew how to do.

3 min readMay 7, 2022

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Here’s What You Need To Do to Support a Grieving Mom

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Jennifer Hacker

Jennifer Hacker

I’m a certified Life Coach and Grief Specialist. I help women heal from the unresolved pain of loss and move forward into their purpose without "moving on."

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