Tag: #grief
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The Losses Nobody Brings Casseroles For
On grief, change, and the difference between feeling it and falling back When someone dies, people know what to do. They bring casseroles. They send cards. They show up in dark clothes and hold your hand and say they’re so sorry. Nobody brings a casserole when the diagnosis comes back. Or when your youngest loads…
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The Dog Days of Disappointment
What my dogs taught me about resentment I’m a dog person and have been all my life. One of the things my dogs have taught me is that they carry expectations just like we do. Grab a leash or mention a walk and my dogs will jump, wag, yip in the happy expectation that we…
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Navigating Loss During the Holidays
GRIEF For all those (like me) navigating the holidays while experiencing loss, I want to acknowledge that loss takes many forms. Some of us have lost people, others have lost relationships, their health, homes, identities, businesses or the futures they thought they were walking towards. Grief doesn’t make space for the holidays; it holds us…