Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive
When the Person Is Still Here but the Relationship Has Changed One of the hardest kinds of grief is grieving someone who is still alive. It can feel confusing, unfair,…
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Watching Him Slip Away
The continued grief of losing Daddy before goodbye ever fully came. There are losses that happen all at once. Then there are losses that happen slowly. The kind where someone…
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When the House Feels Different
The ache of changed spaces There is something about grief that changes a house. The walls are the same.And the furniture is the same.The rooms are still where they have…
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The Ordinary Things I Miss Already
How grief lives in everyday moments Grief is not always loud. Sometimes it does not show up in the big, obvious moments. It can slip in quietly, through the ordinary…
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What I Haven’t Said Out Loud Yet
What I Haven’t Said Out Loud Yet The moment everything shifted. I don’t know if there was one exact moment. Honestly, I wish I could point to a day, a…
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The Grief That Comes Before the Goodbye
There is a kind of grief that no one really prepares you for. Learning to hold what hasn’t fully happened because nothing has “officially” been lost. They are still here.You…
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When Your Parent Starts to Need You
When Your Parent Starts to Need You When Your Parent Starts to Need You and the moment roles begin to shift, there is a moment that doesn’t announce itself. There…
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Praying for a Child in Addiction Without Losing Hope
Praying for a Child in Addiction Without Losing Hope Praying for a Child in Addiction Without Losing Hope. Praying for a child in addiction can feel exhausting. You may cycle…
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The Grief No One Sees When Someone You Love Is Still Alive
The Grief No One Sees When Someone You Love Is Still Alive There is a particular kind of grief that comes from loving someone who is still alive but no…
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When Roles Reverse
When Roles Reverse: Becoming the Caregiver There are few transitions as quietly demanding as the moment you realize your parents no longer occupy the role they once did. Strength softens….