On March 6, 2015, Miriam’s life began again. Due to end-stage lung disease, she had waited over six months on…
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Reclaiming: When You Ride The Struggle Bus
βSo, youβre on the struggle bus huh?β βOMG Seth, you donβt even know. I left my support system! My friends!…
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Good Grief…Just Kidding!
There are all kinds of grief, really. The dying kind. The losing the love of your life kind. The losing…
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Forging Ahead: How To Keep Moving Forward When You’re Grieving
Grief. Grieving. Words loaded with the most intense jumble of feelings that have ever been. We donβt reach middle age…
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The Unraveling
I miss him today. Not the-him-he-is-now, but the-him-he-used-to-be. Happy. Confident. Full of life. Hysterically funny. I always imagined he slept…
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Everybody Needs a Sybil
Sybil is my therapist. And yes, thatβs really her name but nobody ever believes that because they think Iβm using…
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Losing Someone You Love to Suicide
Two years ago today, I walked out of a courtroom and made the saddest drive to Nashville that I have…
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Yesterday, I Cried: A Poem By Iyanla Vanzant
Yesterday, I cried. for all the days that I was too busy, or too tired, or too mad to cry….
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Remembering Erik (1969-2015)
If you are contemplating suicide, or if you suspect that someone you know is considering harming themselves, please call the…
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When Love Isn’t Enough
βSo what brought you to Oak Island, Kristi?β Β βWellβ¦Iβ¦Iβm running from a man.β Β βReally?! Thatβs how I got…
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March Revisited: Another Heartfelt Letter
I woke up with a sad heart this morning. An aching heart. At first, I thought it was about all…
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The Black Lantern Inn: Remembering Ron
Traveling is in my blood. I love a good road trip to anywhere and everywhere. And back in 2011, I…
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