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Failing On Purpose
This is not the blog post I wanted to share today but it's the one I needed to read. Maybe you need to read it, too.
Grief
Losing a loved one feels impossible because the world stops spinning, only for you. Life continues around you even though nothing will ever be the same again.
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Nobody Knows How To Get Back Home
Jeff left this morning and it was harder than I imagined it would be. Before making the decision to stay in New York for the remainder of year, Jeff and I discussed the pros and cons at length. The biggest con, of course, was the time we'd spend
Grief
My Father Has Been Gone For 10 Years
One of the hardest things about the fact that it’s been 10 years is the fact that it’s been 10 years.
Tools and Resources
How To Support a Friend When Someone They Love Is in the Hospital
Four tips to help your friend and show you care without overwhelming them.
Public Posts
The Best Ways to Support Someone Who Is Grieving
What to say and do when you don't know what to say and do.
Inside My Brain
My Saturday Morning With OCD
A brief look inside my mind and what it's like to have OCD and PTSD.
Public Posts
The Week My Father Died
A detailed account of the days leading up to and following my father's death on October 28, 2011. He was 61; I was 24.
Grief
What I've Learned About Grieving After Seven Years
Healing is never a linear process. After seven years without my father, I'm sharing what I've learned about grief.
Member-Only Posts
Montauk in September
Reflecting on my father's last visit to Montauk, I share the mix of emotions September brings.
Public Posts
Taking Back October
An open letter to the month that's tried its best to take me down.
Member-Only Posts
Sometimes I Forget That He's Gone
Reflections on the daily forgetting and remembering that my father is gone.
Member-Only Posts
A Long December
"And there's reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself to hold on to these moments as they pass." - Counting Crows
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One Month
The first month, first Thanksgiving Day Parade, and first family tradition without my father.
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When Life Becomes Surreal
Musings on grief - two weeks after my father died.
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For My Father
"Do not think of me as gone; I'm with you still in each new dawn."
Grief
Cautiously Hopeful
Waiting and (Cautiously) Hoping. (Cautiously) Hoping and Waiting.