Grief Whack-a-mole and Memoir Writing
Grief never feels the same twice and it sure as hell doesn’t send you a warning.
Grief and THE HOLIDAYS
What if we stopped letting THE HOLIDAYS dictate what life should look like? Grief is a bacchanal of emotions, but we treat it like a formal mass, as if we have some control when it comes for us. Truly letting it all out in the presence of our loved ones, that would be honoring grief during the holidays.
The Girl with the Grief Ribbon
My grief feels like those terrible “waist trainer” girdles celebrity women wear. It wraps around you, hugging and tightening and squeezing your breath away, and you have no choice. It is also a terrible replacement for your person.
Grief Bombs
Almost two years since Daryl’s death and nine months since my mom died, I’m wondering how to have a new relationship with and to them?