I had to laugh today while I was driving my daughter to work. "What?" she looked over at me, smiling at my random little chuckle. "If your dad were riding around with us right now, he would not know what ...
I came across a post I'd shared on Facebook on this day, just shy of three months after Bret left this life. Things still felt surreal as I clung to the remnants of what had been. We'd been together nearly ...
There is no timeline for grief; we grieve for as long as we need. My timeline, however, has a new update: I am no longer in any kind of active grief. I think I've been here for a while now, ...
It wasn't too long after Bret left us that I * thought * I made peace with the whole thing. Or at least as much as I could have at that given point in time. I forgave him very early ...
I’m exhausted. I woke up this morning ready for work – I work remotely from home, thank goodness. And I didn’t have bus duty for my three kids this morning which usually has me up by 6 a.m. and outside ...
Bret's "angelversary" snuck up on me this year. At first, that shocked me. But then I realized that it has been nearly a decade, so maybe I shouldn't be quite so shocked after all. A lot of time has passed, ...
I've written in depth about dreaming about our departed loved ones. Early on, it was so hard to dream about my husband following his death, but once I did, they were oftentimes pretty amazing. One in particular really stands out, ...
This time last year, I had a feeling that things might be different for me a year from then. I didn't know how, but I made sure to make a mental note about how different things were going to be. ...
Many folks, bereaved or not, have struggles during the holiday season. If that's you, please know that it's OKAY to not feel festive and merry. Your feelings are valid, and no one should make you feel guilty for being on ...
...for Seasonal Affective Disorder! 🫠 Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, typically comes on for folks when the days start getting shorter, and daylight is at a minimum. For me, I never realized that I really had it, as I had ...