Things No One Tells You About Grief: You May Vomit

Over the next few months I’ll be working on a small e-book project about the things no one talks about when they talk about grief. Obviously, I write about grief a lot, and I wish when I was first experiencing grief that I could’ve found some pretty...

Old and New: Finding New (Good) Friends After Tragedy

When my sister died I was 14 and I thought I’d have to marry someone I already knew. Let me explain: I was overwhelmed at the thought of creating a life eventually with someone who hadn’t walked with me through the hardest times. I thought my only life-long,...

Tips for getting through hard days

Sometimes days are hard. Sometimes life hurts. Sometimes it’s just heavy. Sometimes it’s hard to wake up in the morning. Not because you didn’t sleep long enough, or didn’t sleep well enough (though those also may be true) but simply because being awake means facing...