The fear of seeking support is something I understand well. There is something I hear often from people who are struggling. Not struggling in a way that anyone else can see. Struggling quietly. The kind of struggling that exists beneath competence. Beneath responsibilities. Beneath the carefully maintained appearance that everything is fine. The reluctance to […]
Holding It Together Isn’t the Same as Thriving Read More »
The week after Toby died was the longest of my life. The silence in my home had a weight to it, and I quickly realized that healing after losing a pet is an incredibly heavy path. Anyone who has ever loved an animal knows that when they leave us, they don’t just leave an empty bed; they
The Brave Expansion: Walking Through the Door After Loss Read More »
Lately, I have joked with friends that I seem to be living on a Hallmark movie set. Over the last few weeks, a quiet but beautiful phenomenon has been unfolding right in my front yard as I experience the unexpected somatic benefits of flowers. I have been repeatedly gifted with fresh blossoms by the children in
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When we find ourselves navigating the grief of pet loss, the heartbreak is a crushing, suffocating weight that fills every corner of your existence. The heartbreak is the mountain, immovable and massive; and the silence that settles over the house, all background noise stripped away, leaves you with no choice but to stand there and look
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