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In my final years in New York, I had a brief yet significant relationship with a lovely young man who […]

In the last few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with radiant people in their final days on

Since starting my master’s program, I’ve experienced a big surprise: A debilitating narrative I’ve lived with for over 40 years

In a recent training, I was fascinated by an exercise that involved “floating back” to previous hurts linked to memories

Recently, I’ve been struck by this methodical step-by-step process of life after loss.  It feels like being in the middle of

I am not good at celebrating my wins, but I’m starting to feel hypocritical asking my clients to celebrate if

Just as parents set up 529 college saving plans for their children, shouldn’t we have savings accounts for our children’s

My child does not (yet) know the word “bored,” so he’s never bored.  In a positive perspective, if we don’t

“But I haven’t lost them yet. I can’t grieve them.”  This one statement can create mind-bending anxiety for someone walking

When I began to walk intentionally in my grief, I started to find peace, but it wasn’t what I expected—at