Day 25: Sorrow and Yearning: They are Different We ache for words to fit our experiences. And we also ache for our experiences to be...

Day 24: Grief is full of Irony Grief is full of irony… · Feeling shattered and alive at the same time · The massive downs paired with...

Day 23: Breaking Down in Grief Pearls of grief wisdom are sometimes in the oddest places—the grocery check-out person, the stranger on...

Day 22: Sometimes Grief Needs Quiet Grief often needs extra quiet, space, time alone, and time away. Yet giving grief this early on is...

Day 21: This Quote… I’ve been chewing on this golden nugget of wisdom from Kahlil Gibran for some time. I find it lovely, and true, and...

Day 20: The Grief Spiral: Grief Waves 2.0 I continue to seek out improved and evolved language for a grief experience, as it can be so...

Day 19: 1.1.22: Grief Rendition And now I’m done talking about New Year’s. Here’s to not knowing what 2022 will bring and continuing to...

Day 18: New Year Day’s Reminders Holding in my heart that there is the full range of experiences happening on this day, especially for...

Day 17: My 2022 Hopes For you and me and for each human out there, I do hope for these things. Deeply. #grief#bereavement#grieftherapy#gr...

Day 16: Wants versus Needs in Resolutions I haven’t written resolutions for years. I think it’s because it felt too hard, too sad....

Day 15: Really? People. It’s been a lot. And still is. I hope for some rest or calm or peace or some kind of neutral feeling for you...

Day 14: Griever—a definition Grief is not one thing. Grievers are not having the exact same experiences. And yes, grief looks and feels...

Day 13: The 26th Whew. Many of the holidays have passed. And it’s ok to feel the immense relief. Even if you didn’t celebrate or...

Day 12: The Holidays & Grief—what makes this a particularly tough combo? Holidays and Grief can feel like oil and water. They don’t seem...

Day 12: Unexamined Loss Can Be Worse What makes this true? Why even be concerned about “examining” your grief when you are living the...

Day 11: I Hope This is True #ihopethisistrue There is a lot happening right now. For so many. Baal Shem Tov’s words are my offering of...

Day 10: A Predictor of the Grief Journey I have learned over the years that the most impactful influencer of what one’s grief...

Day 9: Back to Basics on Harder Days I find myself returning each year around this time to pithy, direct and truthful statements about...

Day 8: Let’s Redefine “Strength” in Grief The word “strong” in grief continues to get thrown around in unhelpful ways. Here is what I...

Day 7: In Grief (and sometimes in life), Explanations are Irrelevant Grief has taught me to notice when 1) I feel the need to explain...