Coping with Loss Archives : Winter Warrior

“She Be Back!!!”

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 […]

Behind closed doors, I have cried until my tears have run dry. On the outside, […]

Goat therapy. By now, just about everyone has heard of it—at least if you are […]

Uninvited Guest is a small piece I composed several months after Josie’s passing. It took […]

A very long time. That’s how long Josie has been gone… Today came laced with […]