by Amy Pickett-Williams | Sep 11, 2025 | Global Grief, Helping
Trauma always carries grief. Left untended, grief can harden, grow into hate, and for some, break into violence.On 9/10, our country experienced two tragedies that shook us to our core. In Evergreen, Colorado, a student opened fire at Evergreen High School, injuring...
by Kelsey Casto | Sep 6, 2025 | Education, Health
When my experience in motherhood began in the NICU, I learned a whole new (to me) dimension of active trauma, and the whiplash sensation of both sitting with the trauma, the guilt borne of wondering what I might have done differently to have achieved a different...
by Amy Pickett-Williams | Aug 23, 2025 | Education, Helping
A closer look at LIGHT’s approach to grief When Lois Tonkin first described her Growing Around Grief model in the late 1990s, she wasn’t offering a neat solution to the pain of loss. She was telling the truth. Her insight was deceptively simple: grief does not...
by LIGHT Movement Team | Aug 22, 2025 | APA 2025, Conference
LIGHT exhibits at the APA convention for the first time This August, Denver welcomed the American Psychological Association (APA) National Convention, filling the city with thousands of scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students from around the...
by Amy Pickett-Williams | May 15, 2025 | Education, Health
By: Amy Pickett-Williams, LCSW, RYT, Founder of LIGHT Movement Last week, I walked out of a doctor’s office holding news I didn’t expect. After months of escalating nerve pain and weakness, I was told I will need back surgery due to a pinched nerve. But that wasn’t...
by Matt Reffold | May 8, 2025 | Education
By: Matthew Reffold In our hyperconnected world, social media serves as both a window to the world and a faucet of distressing content. Graphic news, violent videos, and traumatic stories are constantly accessible on our phones at any moment, often leaving us...
by Amy Pickett-Williams | May 1, 2025 | Education
By: Amy Pickett-Williams, LCSW, RYT, Founder of LIGHT Movement The United States is in the midst of a deep crisis. Political turmoil, social unrest, and widespread grief have left many feeling stuck in either a heightened state of fear and anger or in a numbed,...
by will2 | Dec 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
As a military spouse, I always imagined that our life would be filled with adventure, resilience, and love. But when I found myself facing the unexpected reality of divorce, I discovered a different kind of journey. This one has been heavily marked by grief and...
by Amy Pickett-Williams | Nov 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Grief touches every life, yet so often, it isolates us. At LIGHT Movement, we believe that grief deserves community, understanding, and healing. That’s why we created A Night to Illuminate Grief—a space where we pause to honor loss, connect with others, and reaffirm...
by Sam Casey | Nov 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
I checked the weather for tomorrow to prepare for my errands. I smiled. It will be in the fifties for most of the day. And then I remembered that it’s mid-November. And nearly began to cry. What’s Snow? I work with kids and teens who have never seen snow, or if...
