As I thought of the title of this blog post, I struggled with what to call this awkward place of knowing life as you’ve known it, is over – yet you may not recognize what is or how to even adapt to this. Why is my grief so uncomfortable? Because grief is hard. Loss and Read more
My mom was a picture taker and a memory maker. She made everything she did an experience. I state this with all the love in my heart, I have amazing memories of my mom and my dad. But personally, I wasn’t much of a memory maker. I was never present and I didn’t document a Read more
It is 2/22 and it’s been year 7 since Chloe passed away! As I type this, I am at a loss for words. I am sad and I miss my baby. I miss knowing Chloe at 1 years old, at 5 years old, and now at 7 years old. I wish I could share with Read more
I originally was going to write this post for those around us, who feel they have to dictate our grief journeys but then I realized that most important it’s about showing up for ourselves. And in my humble opinion, I don’t believe that we can show up for anyone else until we show up for Read more
I often look to the first moment that I wake up each day – just for that moment I forget that I don’t have my daughter Chloe or my parents here with me and then that excruciating realization happens, they are gone. Sadness overwhelms me all over again and I then go through a series Read more
My fascination with grief began when I was 19 years old. My maternal grandfather died one day before my 19th Birthday after battling cancer. I was devastated for my mom and then months went by and she wasn’t who she use to be. Nothing appealed to her, she cried all the time, and her sadness Read more
Today I heard from one of my lifelong Sister friends (I’ve been friends with both her and her sister, most of our lives) that her grandmother wasn’t doing well and they both said well she’s 96 but to think of saying goodbye to her is sad and hard. Immediately my eyes welled up with tears. Read more
To grieve will feel as if you cannot make it through. You will feel so alone in a room full of others, you will feel as if a shower is unnecessary and eating isn’t for you. There’s constant chaos in your body, in your heart. You feel as if it’s been forever and just last Read more
My grief journey…what a journey. I must admit I didn’t have a large support system I only had a few but today, well proudly, I have a support system!!!! Yes! I can’t express the blessings I have in my support system but that’s not what this blog post is about. Truthfully, this blog post is Read more
Well Hello Lovely One: How are you doing?? How are you feeling?? Most importantly, how is your grief going? Yup, I did I just asked how your grieving is going… Why? You may wonder…Well, the truth is unless you grieve- unless you choose to process your grief and take care of what you need to take Read more
