Have you ever felt like you were drowning? It’s a startling feeling. It begins with you feeling as if you have no control over your body and your surroundings. That…
Beyond Breastfeeding: Embracing Grief and Unconditional Love
I always envisioned breastfeeding as a sacred rite of passage into motherhood—a seamless continuation of nurturing my child, just as I had throughout pregnancy. To hold my baby close, providing…
Growing Up Without a Father’s Love: A Journey Of Grief and Healing
For much of my childhood and teenage years, I lived with both my parents, but emotionally, I missed my father. My home wasn’t the warm, nurturing space every child dreams…
Grieving in the Shadows: Loving and Losing My Mother to Addiction
Grief can be an exhausting and draining emotion that will take up a lot of your energy and attention. At times, it feels like a heavy weight that is lying…
Losing a Parent to Dementia
…While They Are Still Here. When my Dad died it felt like we lost my Mom too. Time stopped for her at that very moment, the grief of losing him…
Grief: Needing To Breathe Again
Digging deeper than you ever thought you could when you need to learn to breathe again… That moment when life as you know it stops. Time stands still with the…
Surviving Breakup Grief with Borderline Personality Disorder
In late 2022, I ended a nearly 7-year-long relationship with the person I thought I’d marry and start a family with. Like anyone in this position, many issues culminated in…
She Wasn’t Supposed to Go First: A Personal Reflection on Loss
My aunt is gone. Stage 4 cancer took her life suddenly last week. As I try to grasp this new reality, the thing that keeps popping into my head is…
Surviving and Thriving as a Single or Solo Parent
And just like that, I was a single parent Whether by choice or not, the sheer overwhelm can take over on most days as you navigate life as a single…
As Grief Overcame Me, My Faith Supported Me
Life often unfolds in ways that defy our expectations. Young children starve, sickness runs rampant, and parents face the unimaginable grief of burying their children. My darkest day arrived on…
