Grief – Page 6 – "A NEW NORMAL" by Celenia Delsol (c) 2022

Getting Unstuck

It’s easy (some might even say: inevitable) to get stuck in your grief. And by this I don’t mean to imply that grief has a

On the west coast, we were attempting to reign in a school morning. Controlled chaos. My husband turned on the TV. He needed to know

When loss happened, my relationship with time changed. It was a bit like my own reflection in a fun-house mirror where my neck appeared to

There is no getting around it. If you want to move on with your life after loss, you have to grieve, and really feel all

How do you get over the loss of a loved one? People may WANT you to get over it. Think of those friends and family

Today marks the 8-year anniversary of my son’s suicide. Julian was 20 years young when he died. This story is dedicated to him, and everyone

I would have liked… to know your 28-year old self, to give you a hard time about not blessing me with grandhildren (or blessing me

I set myself up with my smart phone, laptop and a cup of tea. When the phone rings, I hit “speaker” and poise my hands

I enter “Marshall Islands” into the Google Maps search function. At first, the islands look like a little bracelet made of long bones floating in

I don’t remember what your favorite color was. I don’t know that I ever knew. But I do remember the day we shared raspberry popsicles that

I’ve come to call it “The Season.” Late spring. Almost everything has bloomed here in Northern California by now, and Mt. Diablo – when we’re

There’s a wrong way and there’s The Write Way. The wrong way is to not do it at all, to allow the Inner Critic to silence your

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