Pause - A Movement for a Moment

11/11/2025

Reflection — “The Sacred Quiet”

Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do
is stop trying to be strong
and start listening to your soul.

Stillness isn’t weakness — it’s wisdom in motion.
Breathe. Reflect. Remember.
God still speaks in whispers.

“My pause became my prayer, and my prayer became my peace.” — Dahria W-F

Explore this month’s Wellness Check on Spiritual Wellness:

https://issuu.com/pauseatfawfh1/docs/the_wellness_check_moment_november_2ember_2025/s/134649394

10/19/2025

Are Your Relationships Well?”

🕊️ This Month’s Focus: Relational Wellness

Are your relationships healthy, or just familiar? 💭
Do your conversations feel like connection — or exhaustion?
Have you learned to forgive, or just learned to pretend you’re “fine”?

This month, we’re pausing to explore Relational Wellness — the art of building, mending, and maintaining relationships that nurture your peace instead of draining your purpose. 🌿

Through The Ritual of Reverence, we’ll talk about what it really means to:
💫 Set sacred boundaries without guilt
💞 Communicate with love and clarity
🕊 Forgive through the lens of the Grief Recovery Method
🌸 Honor the divine connection between self, others, and God

✨ You’re invited to join us for our next Wellness Check Moment
📅 Monday, October 28th | 7:30 PM EST (Virtual)
🕯 Come as you are — with your tea, your truth, and your heart.

10/11/2025

🕊️ This Month’s Focus: Is Part II of Social Wellness

This October, our Wellness Check Moment is all about Relational Wellness — nurturing the sacred art of connection, forgiveness, and love through every season of life. 💞

We’re exploring how to:
🌿 Communicate with presence and peace
💫 Honor boundaries as an act of love
🪷 Practice forgiveness the Grief Recovery way
✨ Turn everyday connections into sacred exchanges of reverence

This month’s theme — “The Ritual of Reverence: Honoring the Divine Within Our Relationships” — reminds us that wellness isn’t just physical… it’s relational, emotional, and spiritual.

💬 Want access to this month’s full Wellness Check Newsletter, reflection prompts, and art therapy activity?

🕯 Join our Private Wellness Check Group!

It’s our safe, nurturing space where we laugh, learn, and lift one another while exploring the deeper dimensions of wellness, grief, and growth.

🗓 Our next virtual Wellness Check Moment is on Monday, October 28th at 7:30 PM EST.
Bring your tea, your truth, and your heart. 💗

💫 How to Find & Join the Private Group

Go to Facebook.
In the search bar, type “Wellness Check Moment – PAUSE Private Group.”

Click Join Group - Answer the short welcome questions and agree to the group guidelines.

Once approved, you’ll gain access to this month’s newsletter, prompts, and exclusive Wellness Check content.

✨ You can also find the group linked on the PAUSE page under the “Groups” tab or in the bio link on Instagram.
Because sometimes the best healing happens in community — one pause at a time. 🌿

10/11/2025

🕊️ This Month’s Focus: Relational Wellness

This October, our Wellness Check Moment is all about Relational Wellness — nurturing the sacred art of connection, forgiveness, and love through every season of life. 💞

We’re exploring how to:
🌿 Communicate with presence and peace
💫 Honor boundaries as an act of love
🪷 Practice forgiveness the Grief Recovery way
✨ Turn everyday connections into sacred exchanges of reverence

This month’s theme — “The Ritual of Reverence: Honoring the Divine Within Our Relationships” — reminds us that wellness isn’t just physical… it’s relational, emotional, and spiritual.

💬 Want access to this month’s full Wellness Check Newsletter, reflection prompts, and art therapy activity?

🕯 Join our Private Wellness Check Group
*** Instructions below

It’s our safe, nurturing space where we laugh, learn, and lift one another while exploring the deeper dimensions of wellness, grief, and growth.

🗓 Our next virtual Wellness Check Moment is on Monday, October 28th at 7:30 PM EST.
Bring your tea, your truth, and your heart. 💗

✨ Join us in the Private Group: 💫 How to Find & Join the Private Group

1. Go to Facebook - In the search bar, type “Wellness Check Moment – PAUSE Private Group.”

2. Click Join Group - Answer the short welcome questions and agree to the group guidelines. Once approved, you’ll gain access to this month’s newsletter, prompts, and exclusive Wellness Check content.

✨ You can also find the group linked on the PAUSE page under the “Groups” tab or in the bio link on Instagram.

💞 Let’s Pause Together
Whether you’re returning or joining for the first time — welcome home. Because the best kind of healing happens when we show up for each other — one pause, one laugh, one act of grace at a time.

🌿 Because sometimes the best healing happens in community — one pause at a time. 🌿

09/28/2025

09/26/2025

Social media is where many of us connect, share, and even build community. But it can also drain us if we’re not intentional.

Here are 10 mindful ways to use social media (swipe 👉🏾 image):
✨ Ask yourself: “Why am I getting on right now?”
✨ Follow accounts that uplift, not drain.
✨ Remove negativity from your feed.
✨ Practice compassion — for yourself & others.
✨ Stop comparing your behind-the-scenes to someone else’s highlight reel.
✨ Notice when you’re scrolling without purpose.
✨ Set limits & timers for apps.
✨ Control what content shows up on your feed.
✨ Practice authenticity in what you share.
✨ Remember: what you see is only part of someone’s story.

💡 Your Pause Challenge:
Before you scroll today, take one mindful breath and ask: Am I using this for connection or distraction?

09/25/2025

09/24/2025

Lately, I’ve been sitting with the truth that holding onto friendships feels different for me now than it once did. Living with MS brings layers of fatigue, memory challenges, and physical strain that make social wellness—our ability to connect and stay connected—more complicated.

I want to share this not only for myself, but to help my family, friends, and beyond understand a little of what this looks like. If you’ve ever wondered why someone with a chronic illness like MS might struggle to keep up with relationships, here are some reasons:
• Life stage shifts → As responsibilities grow (family, caregiving, ministry, business), there’s simply less emotional and physical bandwidth than before.
• Cognitive & physical strain → MS adds a daily load—fatigue, pain, memory issues—that can make friendships feel harder to maintain, even when the love is there.
• Emotional protection → Grief and stress can sometimes cause us to pull back, protecting ourselves from disappointment.
• Changing needs → The friendships that fit one season may not fit another. Sometimes God and life prune our circle—not as punishment, but to prepare space for the right connections.

This doesn’t mean I (or anyone else living with MS) can’t have friendships. It simply means that capacity shifts—and that’s okay.

The question isn’t always, “Why can’t I hold on to friendships?” but “What kind of friendships fit my current capacity?”
✨ Friendships that don’t require constant upkeep.
✨ Friendships where we can pick up right where we left off.
✨ Friendships rooted in grace, not performance.

Sometimes it’s not about holding on tighter, but loosening your grip and letting the ones who are meant to stay, stay.

💜 Thank you for giving me and others walking this road the grace to show up as we can. That, too, is social wellness.

09/23/2025

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09/02/2025

Whether this is your first time taking a moment for yourself, or you’re returning as an alumni of the program…

We invite you to join us for the Fall 2025 Grief Recovery Method (GRM) Program, a proven, evidence-based approach to healing from grief and loss.

This sacred space is designed for those carrying heavy hearts — and for those ready to lay their burdens down. Together, we focus on recovery and walk through the process with compassion, structure, and community.

Program Dates:
Every Wednesday from September 16th to October 28th, 2025
Choose the session that works best for you:
• 🔗 Afternoon Session (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM) ( #) — Cohort 26-143C 🌱 Whether this is your first time taking a moment for yourself, or you’re returning as an alumni of the program…

We invite you to join us for the Fall 2025 Grief Recovery Method (GRM) Program, a proven, evidence-based approach to healing from grief and loss.

This sacred space is designed for those carrying heavy hearts — and for those ready to lay their burdens down. Together, we focus on recovery and walk through the process with compassion, structure, and community.

Program Dates:
Every Wednesday from September 16th to October 28th, 2025
Choose the session that works best for you:
• 🔗 Afternoon Session (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM) ( #) — Cohort 26-143C

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m9YzSVqTRvCvNCrZSE8ZEg

• 🔗 Evening Session (7:00 PM – 8:30 PM) ( #) — Cohort 26-143D

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JpdL73nyR2atyaMGl2tRcw

Facilitated by Dahria Williams-Fernandes, Certified Grief Recovery Specialist
💌 Questions? Email: mailto:info@pause4amoment.com
🔗 Learn More https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/grms/dahria-williams-fernandes