For the losses that don’t always come with a funeral, a card, or the words “I’m sorry.” There is grief that everyone recognizes. It arrives with a phone call, a ceremony, flowers, casseroles, and people who know exactly what to say—or at least know they should say something. Then there is the other kind of […]
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Do You Know Someone Grieving?
How to Support a Friend or Loved One Through Loss This post is for people who have friends or family members going through a tough time with grief. I’ve come to understand that those around a person who is grieving might not know how to help, not because they don’t care, but because they might […]
Going Back to Move Forward
For the past two years and ten months, I have consciously avoided returning to Georgia, as it is where my sister resided. I left Georgia in October 2022, and since then, neither my daughter—whom my sister regarded as her own child—nor I have returned. While I am her biological mother, my sister played a significant […]