Contributions by Emily Munoz

After loss, our brains struggle to make sense of where we are and where we’re going. We must learn again where we need to go and create a new path.

Watch this webinar video to learn movements, behaviors, and postures to help us reduce the stresses that manifest in our bodies during the holidays.

TAPS offers 10 creative ways to fight feelings of loneliness, seek out the connections that inspire us, that make us better.

Video discussion on practical strategies for choosing our own traditions which may mean exploring limiting beliefs about what life "should" look like.

It’s repeated comments like, “I’m fine” and “One day at a time” that wear us down in our daily lives and drain on our emotional reserves when grieving.

Forest bathing is an actual thing, and we’d love for you to try it this fall as a way to connect with your inner self and the world around you.

Pain can be a valuable teacher. But as much as we may learn from it, we may also feel compelled to avoid it.

This video recording explores how to ask and answer in ways that are truthful and productive and strengthen feelings of belonging and connection.

This video recording of the TAPS Talks connection discusses stress responses, explore where they hide in our lives, and recognize ways we rely on them.

This video recording of the TAPS Talks connection explores whether lessons learned from grief can provide us confidence and calm now.

We come together as a family of survivors to honor our fallen, to grieve our dead.This journey does not ever have to be yours alone.

TAPS understands the ripple effects of loss — how grief weaves itself into every part of what we know and who we are.

Check out these books that can help you make better choices for your health and wellness journey this new year.

If you’re feeling a little bit like Charlie Brown this season, here are some things that might help you feel a little less alone.

Just as the demands of grief call us to “show up” when we’d rather not, the tasks of life call us in a similar way.

We can be the best versions of the worst-case scenarios — embodying bravery, endurance and an unwillingness to let the death be the story.

Summer, with its long days of light and warmth, is also a great time to stretch yourself emotionally and physically.

When his Iraqi interpreter’s move to the U.S. finally started to become a reality, Ed decided he would be the trusted voice in a strange land.

We can't always let ourselves grieve openly and tearfully, but when we can, it's worth it — it's important to cry to the end of your tears.

As we grieve, the need for continuity drives us to look beyond the physical body, to embrace love that doesn't stop when life does

Nine unique ways to change your perspective from one of grief and loss to one of hope and engagement.

And so TAPS was born, from a visceral understanding that feeling trapped, alone and emotionally confined is not the end of the journey.

When you are ready to become newly proud of who you are and how you are living, then it’s time to connect with your Inner Warrior.

And so TAPS was born, from a visceral understanding that feeling trapped, alone and emotionally confined is not the end of the journey.

As surviving families, we know we are part of this larger American legacy of grief and loss. How does Memorial Day change for us when the holiday becomes personal?

TAPS knows that strength for the journey is an important way we can help and inspire each other and launches a new TAPS Health & Wellness Initiative.

As we approach the holidays, we brace ourselves with gratitude and learn to be thankful for the gaps and spaces because of who once filled them.

Traveling the country to host Seminars, the TAPS team hears about the sense of freedom that comes from connecting with other people who understand.

Our hope is that you will find a true understanding of how much your TAPS family cares about you and is here for you.