Podcast

After we’ve lost our person, deciding what to do with their possessions is a complicated process. We can feel like there are memories and emotions attached to the things they leave behind, and we [...]

After our person is gone and we’ve started to pick up the pieces of what is left, it’s not uncommon for you to find yourself asking the question “Who am I now?” I know I did. I still remember [...]

Grieving your spouse is an unthinkable experience, but when you also have children, the situation can easily become overwhelming. We think the stakes are higher because there are these other [...]

It’s easy to feel weighed down with all of the things we tell ourselves we have to do: clean the house. Take care of the kids. Lose weight. Start dating again. Clear out our husband’s [...]

Have you ever found yourself negotiating with the people around you and the events that occur in your life? I know I used to do this. When somebody has something unhelpful to say, it’s easy to [...]

The anniversary of my husband’s death has been on my mind a lot lately, because it came and went on August 1st. Instead of calling it an anniversary, I refer to it as a deathiversary [...]

I’ve learned so much since my husband died: about myself and what I’m capable of; about my children and how resilient they are; and about life and how to live it. Things have, of [...]

We often don’t recognize that there is a difference between pain and suffering. They’re actually completely different in that one of them is part and parcel of the human experience by [...]

Have you ever heard of post-traumatic growth? I remember when I heard this term for the first time, it was like the world stopped. Most of us have heard of post-traumatic stress by now, but [...]

Our brains are hard-wired to tell stories. As humans, stories help us make sense of the world and our place in it – which is why stories are such a powerful force. But sometimes, the [...]