Navigating through grief with grace & Healing with HeartStrings
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Navigating through grief with grace & Healing with HeartStrings *
About me
Shawn Dinneen graduated with a Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2014 and has since gained over a decade of experience in the field of Human Resources. In her free time she loves to explore, whether that be on a solo travel adventure, trying out a new local coffee shop, or road tripping to discover new thrift shops.
Following the life altering event of losing her beloved fiancé in 2022 to an overdose, Shawn had no choice but to embark on an unexpected new path of self-discovery and healing. Through her struggles with grief, Shawn found journaling as a powerful healing outlet which became the inspiration for her business, HeartStrings Journals
Shawn’s mission extends beyond HeartStrings Journals as she uses social media to foster a platform of support and understanding. She believes in the transformative power of maintaining a positive mindset and the importance of finding companionship in others with shared experiences.
Shawn encourages embracing the mentality that grief and joy can coexist in the wake of tragedy, and she invites you to follow her journey on social media, where she shares her personal experiences, insights, and the uplifting message that we can lean on one another to heal together. No one has to face their grief alone.
Ways to connect with Shawn Dinneen & HeartStrings Journals:
Instagram @Heart_StringsJournals
TikTok HeartStringsJournals
Facebook HeartStrings Journals
Or at linktr.ee/HeartStringsJournals
The Inspiration
The name HeartStrings Journals was inspired by a poem that helped me on my grief & healing journey.This is the poem
“Heart Strings”
by Beck Hemsley.
There are so many things I have discovered since I had to go.
And I want to share this one with you - I want to let you in on the secret.
You see, I know you feel a sudden pull of emotions sometimes. Those moments when you lose composure and losing me hits you afresh all over again. And it might be at seemingly trivial, inconsequential times like when you’re brushing your teeth or getting into the car for work. Or at 2.30pm on any given Wednesday.
And you won’t really know why but you will suddenly remember me. Not that you’ll have forgotten me, but that I am - in that moment - all you can think about.
Overwhelmingly so.
Well, here’s the secret; that’s because of our heartstrings.
We are connected to everyone we love by invisible, unbreakable threads. And when one of us misses the other person, we only need to pull on those heartstrings to bring them a little closer to us.
Sometimes it hurts. Sometimes we grab desperately at the thread like a life buoy in a storm and our string is pulled so abruptly that it burns.
But it never breaks.
And I just wanted you to know this. So that you can be comforted by knowing that, in the moments when you suddenly miss me the most…
It’s because I am missing you too.
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Becky Hemsley 2023
‘Heartstrings’ is from When I am Gone