Saying Yes to Love: Holding Grief and Gratitude Together
After a terrible loss, most of us find ourselves in a crisis of faith, wondering, what was God thinking? Why me? In my …
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Grief
Your Relationship on Grief
Loss changes everything. It changes how we see the world, how we experience love, and—perhaps most painfully—how we relate to the people closest …
What if your Heartbreak is Really a Sacred Honor?
We often speak of grief like it’s something to overcome, to “get through,” to check off some invisible emotional to-do list so we …
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What Grief Taught Me About Sex (and Vice Versa)
There are two things I’m birthing right now — two creations born directly from the rawest, most unimaginable pain I’ve ever known. Death …
Love Letter to Loss
I didn’t invite you.You arrived unbidden, a shadowed intruder in the brightest corner of my life,a storm I could not outrun.You consumed me …
Carrying Loss: What Tahlequah the Whale Teaches Us About Grief
Grief is a language that transcends species, time, and geography. It speaks in the silent weight of an empty room, the ache of …
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The Geography of Grief
We have a guest writer for this week’s blog, my eldest son Ethan. He’s 27 years old and has been through more than …
When You’re Grieving but the Merry Makers Want You to Be Happy
The holiday season is a time of lights, laughter, and celebration—but for those of us grieving the loss of a loved one, it …
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Thanksgiving Grief: Holding Joy and Pain at the Same Table
Thanksgiving has always been a season of togetherness in my life. Growing up, it was about gathering around the table with family, the …
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My Great Aunt Esther’s Cloak of Stones
I’m still basking in the glow of last weekend’s amazing Heartbreak to Healing Grief Retreat for women. Thirty-one women, all of whom had …
I’ll take PTG over PTSD any day!
What’re you making of your AFGE? This is a concept I discuss often: Another F@#cking Growth Experience. We all have them. AFGE’s happen when …
