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Category: Grief
Podcast: “Move It!”
Season 2, Episode 7 of my podcast, “Beauty In The Breakdown: Living & Loving Life After Loss,” is now available. In “Move It!” I talk about
Inquests
An inquest is a legal proceeding, a judicial inquiry, sometimes with a jury and sometimes without, to ascertain the facts relating to a death. My son’s
Podcast: “Memories”
Season 2, Episode 6 of my podcast, “Beauty In The Breakdown: Living & Loving Life After Loss,” is now available. In “Memories” I talk about how
Things To Do In Jail
Two years before my son died, he spent a little over three months in jail, first awaiting extradition from Chicago back to California, and then
Podcast: “Cultivating Gratitude”
Season 2, Episode 5 of my podcast, “Beauty In The Breakdown: Living & Loving Life After Loss,” is now available. In “Cultivating Gratitude” I follow up
The Pain of Valentine’s Day
Today is one of those Hallmark holidays, celebrating love and romance and happy couples. There is an entire segment of the population, however, for whom
Podcast: “Coping”
Season 2, Episode 4 of my podcast, “Beauty In The Breakdown: Living & Loving Life After Loss,” is now available. In “Coping” I discuss short-term
Podcast: “Our Furry Companions”
Season 2, Episode 3 of my podcast, “Beauty In The Breakdown: Living & Loving Life After Loss,” is now available. In “Our Furry Companions” I
Writing Works
“Use your words to listen to what is inside of you.” – Michele Weldon, Writing To Save Your Life I’ve written for as long as I
You’re Still Here
Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You
A Birthday Gift
So yesterday, January 21st, would have been my son’s 30th birthday. I wanted to mark it in a special way. I woke up imagining him
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