There’s a lot of silence around child loss. People don’t talk about it unless they have to—unless they’re in it. And even then, the words...

First, let me say—I’m so sorry you’re here. I wish more than anything that you weren’t reading this, that your child was still with you,...

A Bereaved Parent's Guide to Bodily Meltdown November 25, 2020. That date is scorched into my brain. It’s the day the world split in two:...

“Against the natural order”—and yet, here we are. July is Bereaved Parents Awareness Month , a time to give space and recognition to the...

Grief does weird things to your brain. You stop caring about things you once obsessed over, like whether Janet from accounting thinks...

So, here we are. A random day in June, and I’m sitting here—post-shower (finally), emotionally wrung out, and riding the tail end of a...

It’s been a while since I wrote about this —and by “this,” I mean the heartbreak, the emotional bar fight, the loss that makes you forget...

So, confession time— today was supposed to be “Indulge Your Inner Child” , but I swapped it out and did Day 26: Journal Your Feelings...

A heartfelt guide with a few truth bombs and a dash of sarcasm Grief is a wild, messy, heart-ripping ride—and everyone around you either...

Grief is weird. It walks in like it owns the place, kicks its muddy boots off on your clean floor, and just... stays. It doesn’t care...

When Dakota passed away, I wasn’t at home. I was at the hospital with my dad, who had suffered a stroke the day before. When the phone...

One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned on this journey is that grief has no script. Everyone experiences it differently. Some people...

I quit smoking on January 30, 2023. I chose this date because I had failed several times before using the traditional “New Year’s...

Introduction Grief and loss often come with lingering questions: What if I had done something differently?   I should have said more,...

There are many areas of my life where I am ready to move forward, but right now, my biggest focus is moving forward after the loss of...

After a year, I knew it was time to move. It was a tough decision to make but one I knew was vital. The house had become an emotional...

I am incredibly grateful for my spouse—without him, I might still be lost in the depths of my grief, barely existing. After months of...

Grief is a journey, not a destination. It’s a path we don’t choose but are forced to walk when we lose the people we love. For me, that...