Leaving Old Friends and Meeting New Ones

Leaving Old Friends and Meeting New Ones

After losing my dad, what made going back to normal, daily life easier was knowing that I didn’t have to explain my situation to anyone. Everyone knew about my loss. Just a year later, however,…

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3 Truths About Telling New Friends About The Death of Loved One

3 Truths About Telling New Friends About The Death of Loved One

One thing that gets harder the older you get is making friends. In kindergarten your best friend is the person you sat next to and shared your crayons with. In 5th grade it’s the one…

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Four Songs to Help You Through Loss

Four Songs to Help You Through Loss

I’ve always been the type of person who turns to music when I’m in need of a little pick-me-up. Sometimes it’s hard to talk to others about how you’re feeling which in turn can make…

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Past versus Present Tense: Billy Crystal Honors Robin Williams at 2014 Emmys

Past versus Present Tense: Billy Crystal Honors Robin Williams at 2014 Emmys

At last nights Emmys Billy Crystal said something about Robin Williams that made me stop for a second, (well two things because “Robin Williams: what a concept” was perfection): “It’s very hard to talk about…

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Taylor Swift Teaches Us We Just Gotta ‘Shake It Off’

Taylor Swift Teaches Us We Just Gotta ‘Shake It Off’

“The message in the song is a problem we all deal with, an issue we deal with on a daily basis- we don’t live just in a celebrity takedown culture, we live in a takedown…

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Q&A with Rachel Doyle, The Force Behind Glamour Gals

Q&A with Rachel Doyle, The Force Behind Glamour Gals

Rachel Doyle started Glamour Gals when she was still in high school. Her inspiration behind this amazing and inspiring not for profit? Her grandmother. After her grandmother passed away Rachel took something very sad and…

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