We Go On
August 30, 2019 We go on with our days Slower now, more mindful, Yet in a numbness as though nothing really happened. And then I’ll look over at him, [...]
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Sep, 2019
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Aug, 2019
Guest Post: A Conversation With My Heart
A Conversation with My Heart by Bob Burdt I think about you a lot and want to “thank you” for keeping my body vibrant. As I have grown [...]
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Aug, 2019
The Forest
We entered the woods this year. In January. We didn’t slowly stroll in—we were yanked out of our complacency and tossed into the thicket. We never left, but often [...]
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Aug, 2019
You Fool Yourself
You fool yourself. You believe you’re safe. You believe there’s time. More time. You should know better. Life has revealed her truth to you many times. And yet, it is [...]
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Jun, 2019
PREMIER — You’re Invited June 24 at 5:30 PDT
Join me, Dr. Mary Plouffe, Iris Waichler, MSW, LCSW, and Laurie Kahn, MA, MFA, LCPC, as we discuss Growing Through Grief. You won’t want to miss this important and healing [...]
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Feb, 2019
What Grieving People Want You To Know
Through my work and the privilege of listening to so many stories, I have come to wonder where people get their ideas about how another person is supposed to [...]
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Feb, 2019
Nothing More Important Than Love
"Never to be squandered....the miracle of another human being." —Craig Lucas, Prelude to a Kiss I sit with him in the family room. I sit with him as he [...]
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Mar, 2017
And the winner is — I don’t know
I've watched the Academy Awards since I was a little girl, and for the past few years the Golden Globes. I'd hear the actors and actresses in advance of the [...]
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Nov, 2016
Thanksgiving Gratitudes
Thanksgiving plays an important role in my book, The Space Between: A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life. It is my favorite holiday despite my father dying [...]