By Lisa Peacock —

Today I woke up and felt off.  You all know what I am talking about.  That nagging feeling that something is wrong but you just do not know what.  I rolled myself out of bed and tried to throw off the heavyness that was pushing down on my shoulders.  I wanted to just curl back up in bed and go back to sleep, but I was not sure why.  As I struggled to uncover the inner answer I mechanically went about my day.

I realized that I was longing for the comfort of my mother.  I have been personally struggling with relationships and I just want to curl up in my mothers loving arms and weep.  It hurts and there is no one to just hold me.  Again I am painfully aware that she is gone.  Her arms will never wrap around me, and her hands will never stroke my hair as she soothes my soul.

It’s twelve years later and I am still learning what it means to be an orphan.

Lisa Peacock is the founder of The Peacock Foundation, www.peacockfoundation.org a life-altering, non-profit organization dedicated to helping grieving and suffering children. Peacock faced hardships at an early age, including the deaths of both parents.?The Peacock Foundation strives to provide the best support care to youth who would otherwise not receive the services we offer. Trauma care for everyone should be a given not a goal.? Reach Lisa Peacock at Lisa@peacockfoundation.org.

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Lisa Peacock

Lisa Peacock is the founder of The Peacock Foundation, a life-altering, non-profit organization dedicated to helping grieving and suffering children. Peacock faced hardships at an early age, including the deaths of both parents. In 1987, at age 9, Lisa suffered the loss of her father in a plane crash. Then at 19, her mother died in a car accident. She dealt with depression, anxiety, guilt, and anger. While coping with her situation, she felt a calling to help others who were suffering from traumas. In 2002, The Peacock Foundation was founded. The foundation quickly began programs at South Park in South Central Los Angeles. There we were able to breathe hope in the lives of young children coping with gang violence, sub-level education, a lack of parental involvement, depression, fear, and more. Subsequently, the Foundation began programs all over LA County. The programs are always focused on youth that are coping with traumatic situations that inhibit their development and security. The Peacock Foundation strives to provide the best support care to youth who would otherwise not receive the services we offer. Trauma care for everyone should be a given not a goal. Lisa appeared on the radio show “Healing the Grieving Heart” discussing “Finding Meaning After the Loss of Both Parents.” To hear LIsa being interviewed on this show by Dr. Gloria & Dr. Heidi Horsley, go to the following link: https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/26379/find-meaning-after-the-loss-of-both-parents

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