Birthday Time…Again
“Today, is your birthday and I should be posting a new selfie with you, but I can’t. I should be fixing your favorite supper and dessert, but I can’t. I…
Grief’s Impact on Relationships
There are few things more damaging to a relationship than the death of someone very close to us. Our brains literally go into shock, causing a physical shift that we…
LAND—A Movie Review
Would I call LAND, starring and directed by Robin Wright, a movie about grief? Well, yes and no. LAND is a cinematic masterpiece, filmed in Canada, but the story is set…
What’s Your Trigger?
A friend whose husband passed away recently said she didn’t like Sundays anymore, because it is the day he died. I get it. 💯 Some of us are affected so…
New Year, Same Grief
When we experience the death of someone we love, it seems that the days go by slow, but the weeks and months fly by. Does that make sense to anyone…
The Caretakers Relief
Grief conjures a multitude of feelings and emotions. Sadness, pain, anger, confusion, shock. If you were caretaker to your loved one who was suffering a long or chronic illness, feelings of…
The Regular Good Cry
There are times when I have to hurt. I MUST succumb to a good cry. It can’t be helped. No matter how valiant and strong I want to be, some…
Poem: Web of Sorrow
There is still part of me that just doesn’t believe it’s possible. How can my dear one be gone? How can a person so full of life, warmth, and possibility,…
Designed to Mend
When I was newly married, just 21 years old, I was involved in a single car accident that left me pretty banged up and with a concussion. It was New…
The Death of Dreams
One of the most harsh realities we might come to when someone we love dies, is understanding that what we hoped and planned for the future is gone, too! We lose…