Grief experience 3 min read Light: a story about grief, healing, hope, and finding your way back The Little Lamp and Her Light Once upon a time there was an oil lamp who shone brightly where she had been placed and loved being a light. She lit...
Child loss 4 min read Before and After Loss: How Grief Changes the Way We See Time Sometimes grief does not just change how you feel. It changes the way you understand time itself. There is a moment when life stops being measured by ordinary dates and...
Grief series 4 min read Why Grief Makes You Miss the Life You Had Before Loss The Ache for “The Old Days” There’s a specific kind of homesickness that has nothing to do with a place. It’s the quiet ache of missing the life you had...
Grief series 5 min read Love Without Rest Part 4 of I Carried You, I Hold You Beyond Loss. If you missed the previous parts of this series, you can read them here. Nobody tells you that love...
Grief experience 4 min read The Loss That Has No Funeral: Grieving the Life You Imagined Part 1 We don’t only grieve people. Sometimes we grieve the lives we imagined, the dreams that changed, and the versions of ourselves thought we’d become. I don’t think I truly ever...
Holiday grief 2 min read Remembering Loved Ones on the Fourth of July For many families, the Fourth of July is filled with traditions – backyard barbecues, fireworks, laughter, and time spent together. But grief has a way of showing up on holidays....
Grief experience 3 min read Is It Normal to Feel Guilty When You Laugh After a Loss? Mwelwa recently shares: “I lost my dad in 2022, and I was depressed for over a year. I’m finally starting to feel happy again, but I feel guilty whenever I...
Grief support 3 min read The Perfect Griever Why Healthy Grieving Doesn’t Mean Staying Strong A job description no one should apply for Are you interested in doing grief the “right” way? The kind that keeps everyone around...
Grief experience 5 min read How to Honor a Deceased Loved One on Their Birthday or Death Anniversary: 12 Meaningful Ideas What is a person supposed to do on your deceased loved one’s birthday and anniversary of their death? It varies, as much as the people themselves do. The correct answer,...
Child loss 2 min read The Day You Came Part 3 of I Carried You, I Hold You Beyond Loss. If you missed the 2 part – read it first. Carrying You Through Uncertainty The day you came into...