The Grief of What Should Have Been
Some grief is hard to explain because it is not only about what happened. It is about what should have happened. The parent who should have protected you.The marriage that…
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When the World Keeps Moving
Grieving while life expects you to keep going One of the strangest parts of grief is realizing that the world does not stop. Your heart can feel shattered.And your body…
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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…