When You Lost a Parent as a Child
The devastation of losing a beloved parent when you’re a child or teenager can leave a bigger mark than you may have thought. You may realize, decades later, that your early life choices had more to do with your world being ripped apart by the loss of your parent,...
Gut-wrenching Reading and Writing
The Artist's Way, anyone? Wow. For those who are unfamiliar, it's a book by Julia Cameron for artists of every stripe to get in touch with the artist within. And it can get very intense. More so, still, when you pair it with a book that has you working...
Dealing with the grief
Everywhere I turn I am confronted with this madness, this threat, the weight of this new reality, that feels like a science fiction novel. The source of all this misery is in my face every day. He means to hurt my family, my friends, and people I don't know....