Tag Archives: Grief

Defining Grief

Seek out soft places to land. This kind of grief can be isolating, especially when people around you don’t understand it. Surround yourself with people, spaces, or practices that allow you to be honest about your disappointment without rushing you … Continue reading

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Ambiguous Loss

Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real-life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging”, as I know each of these pieces represents something…

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Tiny Joys

Take pleasure in every tiny thing you can. This helps with depressive episodes. A glass of water, brushing your teeth, a warm pair of socks. If you can’t manage another day, aim for another hour, another minute, or another second, and … Continue reading

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Goodbye

I’m not close to my 88-year-old mother. For all of my life we have not gotten along. I never fit into her “mold” for me. I have made the decision not to have any type of communication with her yet … Continue reading

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Everything Inside

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