Coping with Loss Archives : Winter Warrior

Never Count Your Tortillas

My Grandma Frances always said, “You should never count your tortillas!” This sage wisdom becomes […]

And just like that, they are gone. Silently, they slip through our fingers. Desperately, we […]

(Note: This post was written before the massive shut-downs and stay-at-home orders that have taken […]

At what point do we progress from merely “riding the ride” to actually enjoying it? […]

My little guy was only eighteen months old when his big sissy was killed, yet […]

Perhaps the hardest part about losing a loved one is coping with the insatiable desire […]

In grief, we unwittingly tend to tip-toe around certain subjects, events, memories, people, places, and […]

Heart pounding like it’s going to expire, headache like you won’t live till tomorrow, stabbing […]

Grief is often compared to ocean waves—for me, it is often experienced through the lenses […]

One of Josie’s favorites: “Sheep May Safely Graze,” by J.S. Bach… She would always hum […]

There is, indeed, no feeling quite as unsettling as no feeling… When numbness prevails, I […]

Trauma can be an opportunity to start anew. When we have all that was ever […]