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BEGINNING AGAIN: A JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY AFTER LOSS

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Small Daily Practices That Help Rewire Grief Into Growth

Grief changes you. There’s no way around that. When you lose someone you love—or lose a version of the life you thought you’d have—your nervous system, your habits, your sense of safety in the world all shift. For a long time, I believed growth meant moving past grief. What I’ve learned instead is that growth comes from learning how to live alongside it. Healing didn’t arrive for me in one big moment. It came quietly, through small daily practices—things I return to again and

Bullying Needs to End

This mama heart was heavy a couple weeks ago. I waited to post this, because I didn't want my writing to be rage-fueled and full of...

This is 40

In August, I turned 40. I went to Greece to celebrate and it was freaking spectacular. The food, the views, the company... it was truly...

Embracing Change

The word "change" can have different meetings for different people, depending on where they're at in their lives. On some days, change...

Joining the Widows Club

I became a member of the "Widows Club" on January 1, 2017. I vividly remember the moment when I realized I was a widow... the total shock...

Don't Ask Me How Fathers Day Was

Deep down, I know you mean well. I know you're not trying to be malicious with your question, and you're not intentionally trying to...

So Long, 2021

I know this post is a little delayed, but it’s still worth sharing because I believe I need to give myself a little recognition (this is...

A Letter to my Husband in Heaven

I’m coming up on the fifth anniversary of your passing and I think it’s safe to say this milestone anniversary is hitting me a bit...

Being both Mom and Dad

Fair warning… this post is raw. Raw with emotion. Because playing the role of both Mom and Dad is hard. Plain and simple. It is fucking...

Thank You, Mom

If you’ve ever met my mother, Kathy, you know she’s a freaking saint. She loves everyone like they’re her own. When you talk to her, she...

The Dad Tribe

All Dave wanted in life was to be a dad. After being honorably discharged from the Army, Dave went through a short string of 9-to-5-type...

7 Tips for Dating After Loss

Being thrown abruptly back into the dating pool, especially when I thought I was well beyond that stage of my life, has been…...

Losing a Parent

When I was a kid, I thought my parents were invincible. Even with each passing year, they always seemed healthy and so very young to me....

Being Unapologetically You

While 2020 may have been a dumpster fire of a year with more downs than ups than most of us would've liked, I’ve previously shared that...

Happy New Year

New Year’s feels typically hit a bit differently for me than they do for others. After all, it was on New Year’s Day 2017 that I found my...

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