I remember when the earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010. A postpartum mom still in the midst of my own life’s traumas, I got my kids off to school, then spent the day nursing my baby, watching the news, and crying. I spent the next...
Create a More Meaningful Christmas This Year...
[caption id="attachment_1266" align="alignleft" width="300"] My sister, Shannon, and I at ages 3 and 4. I miss and love her dearly every day.[/caption] I love this picture of my sister, Shannon, and me. I have it in a frame in my living room. Only 16 months apart,...
Like the changing seasons, loss comes to all, whether through death, illness, children leaving home, loss of career or money, divorce, miscarriage, infertility, trauma, or even the symbolic losses of identity, innocence, or security. Each primary loss carries secondary losses, such as the loss of...
The Do's & Don'ts of Helping Others Through Grief Yesterday was my sister, Shannon's, birthday. She would have been 36 years old. She died in 2007. I've faced many birthdays and anniversaries, having lost two of my sisters, my brother-in-law, my beloved father-in-law, two dear grandfathers, and...