Just when I thought I was beginning to work past my grief of losing my mom, a strange thing started…
I have always loved Christmas. The Christmas after my mom died, I was sure that would change. So many of…
There are few conversations more ritualized for me than explaining my plans for the winter holidays. The unlikely receiver of…
I was so incredibly lucky with the wonderful group of people that supported me through the worst experience of my…
I recently came across an email I wrote to my eighth-grade homeroom teacher several days after my dad died. Retrospectively,…
For me, grieving meant learning to live without my mom. It wasn’t about going to therapy or talking about how…
Mental health is kinda my “thing.” Ask anyone who knows me- most of my free time is consumed with with…
Everyone reacts differently to the prospect of returning to school after the loss of a parent. Unfortunately, many kids have…
Look at me. This is what I think you see. You see a girl who lost her dad. You see…
My mom passed away 3 days before my sophomore year of high school started. That meant that in the time…