Why It Takes A While To Notice How You’ve Changed After Losing Someone

Why It Takes A While To Notice How You’ve Changed After Losing Someone

Today was just another ordinary day at counseling. I was sitting on the couch talking about my week when my counselor asked me, “How did your mom’s death change you?” There it was. The question…

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Daring To Love After Losing Someone Is Hard

Daring To Love After Losing Someone Is Hard

The future is always a daunting thought. It’s even more daunting and scary when we think about moving forward into the future without our special loved one(s). Recently, I was going through some old things…

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How Losing Someone Makes You Appreciate Life

How Losing Someone Makes You Appreciate Life

One of my close friends has been through the wringer this past year. Her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and has spent the year going through treatment. This past month her brother was in…

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For Those Who Didn’t Know Me Two Years Ago

For Those Who Didn’t Know Me Two Years Ago

(If I’m honest, this is probably for those who know me too because if my best friend didn’t know half of this stuff until four days ago, you don’t either.) This morning I did something…

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What Living With Anxiety After A Loss Is Actually Like

What Living With Anxiety After A Loss Is Actually Like

I have a long history with anxiety. Unfortunately, we go way back. I can vividly remember in 4th grade being in the nurse’s office in tears; I was crying and not exactly sure why. I just…

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Happy Birthday Mom: Texts I Would Send To Heaven

Happy Birthday Mom: Texts I Would Send To Heaven

Editor’s Note: When I started writing this I didn’t know that while, yeah, I wanted to ask my mom big life questions I really/mostly wanted to ask her the small stuff that if she were…

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