Navigating Grief Archives : Winter Warrior

Another Round

As my boi would always say, “Ain’t gonna lie…,” before unpacking what was on his […]

As I struggled in my puddle on the shower floor, my Boi’s gentle, calm voice cut through the pain, “Get up momma. You don’t belong down there!”

Paulina was here. It was sooo nice!!! She stayed three days and four nights… But, […]

Days, weeks, and months seem to meld together in such a way that life seems […]

At first, loss can feel like you are living in an absolute nightmare, except you […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]