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Birthdays
Today, I turn 45 years old. I feel so grateful for this day, and for all of the days that have preceded it. I know what a gift it is to get a…
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Staying Afloat
In the years following my sister’s death, I fell, as so many people who have experienced loss do, into a dark abyss that seemed expansive, almost bottomless. Its darkness colored everything around me,…
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Stuck
A Letter to the Past Me: I see you, sitting there wondering what keeps you stuck. What prevents you from fully feeling your grief, from sitting with it and looking at it in…
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Chains
“The chains that bind us the most closely are the ones we have broken.” – Antonio Porchia I have come to imagine my grief like an iron weight I carry around with me,…
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Milestones
“The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart: the secret anniversaries of the heart.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I think we all expect milestones to be difficult in…