Listen, before I went through all of this compound grief, I was a dumb ass about saying things straight out of the can! I’m sure I said, “Stay strong”, or “God doesn’t give you any more than you can handle”. I’m...
During a grief group I attended, we were asked to write some things about our grief. First instruction: “Write what grief makes you feel” Second: “Define your grief” Third: “What are your questions for grief” Fourth: “What is your future” Here are my answers: 1....
You know, I call myself an expert, but, I hold no degrees on the subject of grief or grieving. I have no advanced training of any kind, no level of academic achievement whatsoever. Perhaps it would be better stated that I could consider myself an...
I got some great feedback the night I did my show from a fellow dramatis personae. She said, “You were vulnerable but not a victim”. That meant so much to me. Part of the reason I tried to make everyone think everything was ok all the time was because I...
When someone dies, not only does your relationship with that person change, but, chances are, your relationships with other people change, too. Sometimes you grow closer together, sometimes further apart. But, mostly, it just shifts to a new reality, like...
I begin this process of blogging not really knowing where this will take me. I have been experiencing profound grief over the last 7 years. Except for one sister, I’ve lost my entire immediate family, including my husband. And, I’ve lost several...
