A Love Letter for the Chronically Grief Deprived
It’s not because you have a bad attitude. Or you haven’t exercised. Or you don’t have (insert expensive product that will
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June 2, 2022
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Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, or How I Finally Got Angry After a Decade of Pain
Cover photo by Polina Zimmerman on Pexels This year marks a full decade since I first began experiencing symptoms of
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May 12, 2022
What You Need to Know About Empty Nesting
When I was in college, one of my professors said, “The point of parenting is to work yourself out of a job.” As a 20-year-old
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April 26, 2022
How Do You Feel About Forgiveness?
A friend of mine refers to the word “forgiveness” as “The Ultimate ‘F’ Word.” No matter who you are, where you come from, or
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March 29, 2022
Do We Need to Grieve Alone?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the “rules” for grieving over the last few years. It would be an
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February 25, 2022
My Dog Taught Me How to Be a Better Human
My dog died two weeks before Christmas. We had twelve and a half lovely years together. I’m not going to go into great detail
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December 27, 2021
Book Review| No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler
TL;DR: If you’re an overachiever who’s facing suffering and trying to be, well, the very best at facing it, you may feel
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December 17, 2021
A Love Letter to Depressed People
My birthday was mid-November. I hated it. Nothing worked, nothing I tried, nothing I planned, and I really tried not to hate
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November 27, 2021
Prayers for Loved Ones Lost
This past week marked both Día de los Muertos and All Saints’ Day, special opportunities to honor the pain of losing loved
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November 7, 2021
Piano, Music, and Identity
My father bought a grand piano when I was 2 years old and my sister was 5 because he believed that there would be beautiful
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September 23, 2021
