Welcome
Welcome to Mama T’s mental health blog where Tammy Powder shares insights and loving guidance from the heart of a mother who has been through much of life’s ups and downs. Her poetry and blogs offer you a guiding light through times of grief, loss, pain, love and advocacy for all who struggle with mental health challenges.
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The heart may know they are still close, but the body remembers the loss.
Today is June 2, and we have made it through May. I used to love May. May was a month for me to celebrate, as Mother’s Day and my birthday are in May. But May is also the month that my daughter passed to the Other Side. I was naïve this year. I thought because…
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How to Support Someone Who is Grieving
Something I am learning through my own journey of my daughter living in Heaven is how important it is to protect my own mind, heart, and perspective. And most of all, my peace. I have heard so many people’s perspectives, journeys, opinions and, unfortunately, some of them have told me how to get through something…
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Grief and Guilt
Guilt can be one of grief’s cruelest companions. It whispers, ‘What if they are mad at me?’, ‘What if I did not do enough?’, ‘What if they don’t want to come through?’, ‘What if my loved one is disappointed in me?’ How painful are those thoughts? They are very real and common worries, and ones…
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Ethics in Mediumship
Unfortunately, in any profession, there are people who are not legitimate, ethical, honest, or true. In most professions, you can usually spot them because they are providing something tangible, something you can physically see. You can see the quality of their work and the knowledge they carry. With mediumship, it is no different. Let’s look…
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Most people are not looking for perfection after loss. They are simply looking for reassurance that love still exists.
Last night, I was driving home after spending a beautiful evening with three special ladies, all of whom received a reading from someone incredibly special in the Spirit world. The love in the room was incredible. Truly incredible. The messages of reassurance, validation, memories, and confirmation that their loved one is still very much with…
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When a child goes ahead of you to live in Heaven
When a child goes on ahead of you to live in Heaven, your world is ripped apart and broken open in every way. Putting it back together is nothing like people imagine. We are broken. Utterly broken. Shattered. And yet…we know we have to find a way to keep breathing. To keep living. For our…