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Hidden Grief Triggers

A Keeping It Real Post Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Faithful Readers, I know, I’ve been AWOL. Here’s what’s been going on. Thank you for your love, support, and check-ins. XO, L Back in May,...

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A Grieving Nation: Top 3 Tips for Surviving Your Post-Election Grief

A Keeping It Real Post As I write this, We the People await with bated breath to learn who our next president will be. I’m not writing about politics today. I’m writing about the collective grief of...

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Book Review: A Widow’s Survival Guide: Living With Children After the Death...

Book Review Available for pre-order now. It’s been a while since I’ve done a book review, so I was excited to get a sneak peek at Charity Pimental-Hymas‘ new offering, The Widow’s Survival Guide:...

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Birthday Lessons

A Keeping It Real Post Making the most of every birthday. Welcome to my annual birthday post. This one marks my fourth without D, and the knowledge that I’m now the same age he was when he died carries...

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Don’t Be Invisible (Can You See Me Now?)

A Keeping It Real Post Baggage (v. 2) Heaving my suitcase onto the bed I drop it on the floor instead, Oops, I forgot it’s full of laments for my dead. Why did I pack the weight of grief and fear when...

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Grief and New Year’s Purging

A Keeping It Real Post No time to read? Check out the YouTube video. Although you’re already here so why not continue? Welcome to this episode of Grief and Random Weird Stuff This Widow Thinks About....

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One More Day

Holy Hannah. It’s been a hot minute. How ya doin? Sunset on the harbor in York, Maine Today I am officially one day older than D was when he died. I know it’s a strange thing to find hovering around in...

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The Winds of Change: Introducing Project Dandelion

“Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great...

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Steep Ascents Require More Switchbacks

Happy 2022! I’m a bit late, but this is my first post of the year. When we left off in 2021, I told you about Project Dandelion, which I’m happy to report is alive and well. But those fluffy white...

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Grief Muscle Memory Runs Deep

The grief spiral continues.Photo by me at the Vatican in 2018. For someone that writes about the grief spiral as much as I do, you’d think I’d be quick to recognize that shadowy arm as it wraps around...

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