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 …
Grief
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 …
If one more person says time heals all wounds…
The idea that “time heals all wounds” is often mentioned when discussing grief. But how much time? Is there actually an expiration date on grief? …
