The Holidays can be a magical time of delightful squeals of glee from ecstatic children and warm hugs with long-time friends and distant family members. It can be a time of connection, gratitude, and laughter. The holidays can also be a time of grief. Many of us have lost a loved one due to “unexplained” causes, comorbidities and COVID, heart attack, stroke, or cancer.

Recent studies show that the side effects of COVID gene therapy have coincided with a significant increase in the number of deaths. These issues, especially cancer, are skyrocketing, and we would be remiss not to acknowledge the enormous impact these deaths are having on our community. We want you to know you are not alone in your grief. Nor are you alone in your anger. We know that most of these deaths were accelerated by the fear-mongering of Big Pharma, pressuring our loved ones to get the knowingly harmful, genetically engineered COVID-19 gene therapy injection. We have seen the science, and we know that the turbo cancers happening to family members are likely side effects of this jab.

We know that the grief you are facing comes with a justifiable and unexpressed rage. We feel it, too.

We also feel the grief over the loss of loved ones from the division Big Pharma has created within our families. The direct assertion from nighttime talk show hosts like Jimmy Kimmel, goading his national audience to be angry at family members who would not get the vaccine, as one example, created a wall of division that has still not broken down in most families. Many of us have “lost” loved ones due to this division. They no longer speak with us or invite us to gatherings, and we are grieving that, too.

The handling of COVID, the lock-downs, a huge increase in addictive behaviors such as drinking, porn, and gaming has also created a rise in divorce rates. Reports show divorce jumped 20% higher between 2019 and 2021. The loss of the cohesive family unit brings a type of grief that permeates every minute of every day. If you are going through this upheaval and loss, we feel your grief.

What to do during these times? Life goes on, and most of us have children or family members that we want to show up for and be grateful for. Or we may be alone, but we want to be grateful to be alive and stay healthy and well. We know for sure that when we have dis - ease in our body, our body is more likely to succumb to disease. Moms Across America is committed to creating healthy families, so we want to share a few tips to dealing with grief this holiday season so you, your body, and your family can be healthy.

We are not licensed therapists or doctors, these are simply suggestions from our network for your consideration. Please consult with a holistic or naturopathic mental health provider for guidance.

1. FEEL your feelings. They are NOT wrong. Check-in with yourself while meditating or praying- are you seeing your feelings of grief as wrong? Is the voice in your head saying that you should NOT be feeling this way? Are these feelings occurring to you as shameful or inconvenient? What you resist persists. Don’t make your feelings wrong. Tell that voice thank you, but please take a back seat for an hour or a day- allow yourself to absolutely feel every feeling and cry as much as you want, anytime you want. If you have to announce to your family that is what you are doing, do that. There is NOTHING wrong with your feelings. Claim them; just don’t aim them at others and hurt them.
   
   
2. Meditate or pray in gratitude for your peace and healing and for the peace and healing of others. Feeling grief and anger towards a family member who no longer talks to you? Did they say you are a conspiracy theorist or call you other deeply hurtful names? Did one family member pressure your mother or father to get the jab and now they are dead or very sick? You are justified to feel anger - but that anger could cause you disease. Pray for them. Send them love and light instead; even if you cannot forgive them now, pray for peace, health, and happiness for them.
   
   
3. Give yourself self-care time in a BIG way. Do you like comedy movies? Dancing? Playing music? Making art? Baking? Do whatever makes you feel peace and lightness for a day. Block off a whole stinking day! Turn off the phones and laptops, and just do YOU. Even in grief, you can feel peace and gratitude. Part of self care can include natural remedies (like calming herbs and essential oils) or tools like breath work, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) tapping, or acupuncture. Many of our supporters use the homeopathic remedy Ignacia 30 to boost mood.
   
   
4. Whatever self care you chose, feed yourself organic, whole foods, and avoid sugar and non-organic wheat. Sugar feeds bad bacteria, and glyphosate promotes the growth of bad bacteria, contributing to an imbalance of serotonin, an important hormone in feeling satiated and satisfied. Addictions to harmful self-soothing habits can form if you don’t have a good balance in your gut microbiome, so switch out the wine for Kombucha and cake for fresh organic fruit, or at least add in sauerkraut or Kefir ( good bacteria), and you will be giving your body the best chance for feeling lighter, happier, and more present.
   
   
5. After you have thoroughly allowed yourself to feel the depths of the hard, heavy feelings and practice self care, refocus your attention on the positive things and people in your life. Practice feeling the emotions (like gratitude) associated with those people who stand beside you, create joy around you and love you, and refocus on the positive aspects of your life or goals for your life.

Being present is what I find most leads to gratitude. Gratitude is the highest frequency of all feelings. High-frequency bodies are healthier and radiate energy that impacts others. Your energy has a 6-foot aura around you. When you walk into a room, you affect others with your energy. This holiday season, take a moment before you walk into a room and ground yourself in gratitude. Take a moment to think of each person you are going to see and think of something that you are grateful for for them. Be present to the energy you are radiating. Own your energy. Then, walk in, be present and share those thoughts of gratitude with them when you see them. Share something that you are grateful for about the person you are all missing too, if that is the case. Allow your gratitude for the people missing in your life to be present. Their presence will lift your spirits and create a newfound peace and even joy.

May you and yours create wonderful memories in the face of the challenges of life.

Joy, Peace, and Good Health to All.