Both/And
When someone you love dies living often feels like a battle of opposing thoughts, feelings, needs. It might feel like a betrayal, a travesty, to [...]
Creative Remembrance
When someone you love dies finding meaningful ways to honor and remember them becomes an important part of legacy work, healing and maintaining connection. Below [...]
Today I Grieve
Today I grieve. My heart is heavy, the loneliness intense, the isolation pervasive, the sorrow deep. One day. Five years. Twenty years... There is no [...]
Motherless
Although your Mom is no longer physically here and the typical ways of connecting are no longer a part of your daily relationship dynamic [...]
Joy? Yes, Joy.
During dark and painful times it can be impossible to notice (muchless access and actually experience) joy. The mere suggestion that we can experience joy [...]
The Stories We Tell
But when you're gone Who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story? Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton The mention of our loved [...]
Reality
Eyes open, mind registers, heart breaks, stomach drops. It is real. It did happen. They are gone. Tears. Nausea. Searing heartache. Reality. Grief sucks. Every [...]
Tell Them
When your heart is broken and you feel scared and alone reach out, allow others in, connect. Shutting in and shutting down is not the [...]
Sudden Loss
Sudden loss. In an instant your world is forever changed. A knock on the door. A phone call. The words that will forever be etched [...]