Personal Essay – A NEW NORMAL: Living & Loving Your Life After Loss

The Tattoo I Never Got

Most of the tattooed people I know are women. This seems weird to me (perhaps because of my age – 60). For the longest time,

guilt |gilt|: noun a feeling of having done wrong or failed in an obligation Guilt is what almost took me down. The sadness, the anger, the

When I was earning my Masters degree in Counseling Psychology, I would often ask the clients to think of the different parts of themselves. For

I have what I hope will be an exciting announcement: I’m going to be hosting a podcast! The plan is to interview “experts” on the

The holiday season is a minefield for those who are grieving. It starts with Halloween. If it is your child who has died, there will

Start simple. Start with the big-ticket items: your home, your car. Start with the minutiae: clean sheets, the smell of bacon. Start with the people:

[Written on Saturday, October 6th.] I am sitting in “before.” Before the follow-up tests which will indicate whether I am gearing up – once again

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

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

NOTE #1: Today marks the 8-year anniversary of Julian’s death. He was 20. This story is dedicated to him, and everyone he left behind. #

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