Little Cricket Charity – Listening to Him
Some of you may know through social media, but for those who don’t, I am very excited to share the launch of Little Cricket Charity with you. If you have a few minutes, I’d love to shar…| Listening to Him
Some of you may know through social media, but for those who don’t, I am very excited to share the launch of Little Cricket Charity with you. If you have a few minutes, I’d love to shar…| Listening to Him
“It's all hands on deck and we have to fight. This is the only way,” says Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.| Articles – Truthout
Discover how Sue William Silverman turns life’s smallest moments into powerful flash nonfiction that reveals beauty, meaning, and emotional truth.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Learn what’s really happening where writing feels terrible—and how shame, risk, and emotional honesty can turn discomfort into art.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Learn how to create metaphors that work—ones that deepen emotion, reveal truth, and transform your writing from ordinary to unforgettable.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
He was wearing shorts and flip-flops in February. I stood by the door and watched him leave – my son, heading who knows where. The door closed behind him, and for a moment, my whole house snapped into color. I could hear everything again – the birds, the wind, the hum of the street outside. … The post Holding Both: Grieving What’s Been Lost While Choosing Hope in Families Facing Addiction first appeared on The Phoenix Spirit.| The Phoenix Spirit
October is a hard month. It’s the month Steve died, the month of our wedding anniversary and the month he came alive every Halloween as the Beast. Now, when the leaves start to turn and the air gets crisp, I feel that ache rise up again. What once was a season of fun and family has become a time of quiet remembering. But after years of living through these “hard days,” I’ve learned something important: we can’t avoid them, but we can move through them with grace.| Jody LaVoie Coaching
When we learned on the morning of October 1, 2025 that Dr. Jane Goodall had passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 91, the news was felt around the world. For each of us in the Jane Goodall Institute’s global community, the loss is immense — but Jane gave us clear instructions that the best way to honor her life and uphold her legacy is to build the compassionate world that she envisioned. While the movement she started will and must continue, guided by the inspiration and d...| Jane Goodall's Good for All News
With great sadness, the Jane Goodall Institute confirms the peaceful passing of the organization’s founder, Dr. Jane Goodall, age 91.| Jane Goodall's Good for All News
“I’m Fine”: What My Dad Taught Me About Resisting Help On August 14th, my dad passed away. In the weeks since, I’ve been reflecting on his life, his humor, his resilience — and his signature phrase: “I’m fine.” He said it when he was hooked up to machines in the hospital.…| ADHD reWired
I never imagined I'd willingly pile on three shirts and two jackets on a cloudy, windy morning in Norway. But Stavanger's old town, art filled streets, and fascinating oil museum—with its drool-worthy social services—blew my mind and left me with a new perspective on home.… Continue reading Norway 7: Last Look at Stavanger + When 2021 met 1960 by Sandrael→| Happiness Between Tales (and Tails) by da-AL
In January, I attended my final session of the Alleluia School of Spiritual Direction. The topic of the two-week session was spiritual healing, and after Mass the first day, I ran into a friend who had already graduated from the school. When he heard the subject matter, he said, “Oh man. Get ready to be crushed. This is a hard one.” I laughed it off.| Catholic Stand
My sister would have been 76 today. She was two years older than me, but she seemed more like a mother to me than a sibling. Whenever we lived in an aunt’s house because our parents weren’t able to care for us or didn’t want to, JoAnn was given responsibility for me. You can imagine... Continue Reading →| Help from Heaven
And the privatization of stress| indi.ca
Author Marianna Marlowe joins Lisa Cooper Ellison to explore finding the scenes that bring your memoir to life as they illuminate universal truths.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and Eirinie Carson, author of The Dead Are Gods, as we explore how writing grief without cliché can honor the dead and keep our love for them alive.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
From the acclaimed author of This Place is Still Beautiful comes an evocative, achingly romantic road trip story about grief, diasporic identities, and deep-buried secrets that haunt us, perfect fo…| Down the Rabbit Hole
Losing someone is typically one of the most emotionally intense experiences that occurs in our lifetime, so it is understandable why so many try to avoid this painful set of emotions. Yet, when we avoid our natural emotions that arise when we lose someone we care about, we are faced with consequences, such as the continuation of our emotional distress and depression.| Harley Therapy™ Blog
When his wife passed away, Alexander Ee decided to walk off his grief on the Camino de Santiago. The result is his book A Glimpse of Heaven.| STORM-ASIA
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, lived a long, unique, and fulfilling life, dedicated to the work she was so passionate about, and surrounded by so many who loved her. She inspired hope for countless individuals around the globe, and through her advocacy for animals, people, and the environment, she left a lasting impact the world will never forget. On Wednesday, October 1, it was announced that Dr. Jane Goodall had passed away at the age of 91. For some children and young people, dealing with her l...| Jane Goodall's Good for All News
Losing a loved one to suicide is a painful and difficult experience. Loss survivors are at a higher risk for suicide themselves, yet they often do not reach out for [...]Read More...| Samaritans
I never imagined I’d willingly pile on three shirts and two jackets on a cloudy, windy morning in Norway. But Stavanger’s old town, art filled streets, and fascinating oil museum—with i…| Happiness Between Tales (and Tails) by da-AL
What should believers do amid extremism and grief? They choose peacemaking, refuse contempt, and honor every soul. The post As Extremism Roars, the Prophet’s Final Word Was Peace appeared first on Public Square Magazine.| Public Square Magazine
He met with leaders, but Nelson’s legacy was in names, small flocks, and comfort that made the forgotten feel seen. The post Russell M. Nelson: Guiding the World, Remembering the One appeared first on Public Square Magazine.| Public Square Magazine
"How horseshoe crabs and ecological grief connect with the wonders of the human heart."| Longreads
“When you sing your sad songs, I will learn the words and sing along.” – Ellie Holcomb There are a thousand things we should have learned in school but didn’t. Here I’ll name six:1 – How to be a true leader2 – How to handle fame and attention Musicians, high school quarterbacks, pastors, award winners, […] The post 6 Things We Never Learned in School (But Should Have) appeared first on Emily P. Freeman.| Emily P. Freeman
Read the U.S. government's first report and recommendations—by the Social Security Advisory Board—for orphaned children in America.| Evermore
Arlen shares how early life events left him carrying unprocessed grief until later experiences equipped him with the skills to face it head on.| HeadsUpGuys
I had a different post topic in mind for this week, but I keep thinking about Charlie Kirk’s murder on September 10. I didn’t follow any of his work, but it’s a tragic and heartbr…| Like An Anchor
The Death of a Child: When Others Rank Your Grief The death of a child is traumatic. When others rank your grief based on how long your child lived they diminish your experience and emotions. Ranking someone’s grief is wrong. I recently read the article “What the Loss of a... Read more about The Death of a Child: When Others Rank Your Grief The Death of a Child: When Others Rank Your Grief appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
Go behind the scenes as I pivot my life and work to write the story that truly sets me free—and teach you how you can do this too.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Discover why rest isn’t a luxury but a creative essential—and how embracing it can fuel your focus, spark inspiration, and support writing your best work.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and Ingrid Clayton as we explore the fawning trauma response and how to both honor and retire this genius response that kept us safe.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Lauren Scott's new book, King Copper, was just released, and I was so excited to get my copy last Monday. It's an easy book to read about the hardest experience ever - losing a valued pet.| Marsha Ingrao – Always Write
Sure, my life has changed, profoundly – but life IS change and reminders of that simple fact are everywhere. * 1. Driftwood laughs at me. If only I could be as sanguine about change as this o…| bluebrightly
What does it really mean to know when to push, when to pause, and when to let go? In this heartfelt conversation, Dr. Portia Preston returns to ADHD reWired to share insights from her book Hustle, ... Read moreThe post Hustle, Flow or Let it Go? Lessons from Burnout and Grief. A real conversation about resilience, rest, and what it means to keep going – differently. appeared first on ADHD reWired.| ADHD reWired
There is not a lot that keeps me online nowadays, but one thing is color. For like, walls, in a house. I am still in a grief-triggered painting phase, just like my grandmother was once in a grief-triggered drapery phase, because changing the appearance of one’s house is a thing to do that is at […]| The Last Word On Nothing
It has been a while since I last wrote for Catholic Stand, I have missed you. Let me bring you up to date. Life has taken me through valleys I never imagined I would walk. On Christmas Day, my father passed away. Just thirty-three days later—the same age that Jesus gave His life for us—my beloved husband died suddenly as well.| Catholic Stand
Pamela Warner, Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s mother reflects on grief, turning pain into purpose and her son’s legacy.| TheGrio
just blackness before me,my fingers reach and touchthe cool smooth glass,I tap to see,both date and time confirmed,you smiling there at memy heart skips a beatin the gentle glowyou’re always …| Brazanne Muse
Columnist Colleen Steele took a break from writing after her husband passed away in 2023, but she's ready to keep raising PH awareness.| Pulmonary Hypertension News
One morning, as we ate sandwiches—mine had apples on it—a hawk appeared outside the hospital cafeteria window. Or no, it was not a cafeteria, it was a cafe. Which was meant, perhaps, to conjure a sense of normalcy. You could order paninis and mochas and bowls of soup. My husband and I sat there talking over our sandwiches, about what I can’t recall. The words are lost to me now, and yet it feels like only yesterday. When my mother arrived for her visit she immediately burst into tears. ...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
I know the sweet shape of sugar, tang, and the soft sweep of cat, mao. I know wo e le, I’m hungry; I know wo bu zhi dao, I don’t know. I know wo yao, I want; wei shen me, why; dui bu qi, I’m sorry. Last March, I learned the word ai zheng, cancer. My parents, of course, knew the word already, as native speakers who immigrated to America when they were in their late twenties. My father’s English was decent—he’d come here for grad school on scholarship—but in Chinese he was king. H...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
I keep a catalogue, a mental inventory. There are mothers who paint portraits of cats dressed as Napoleon Bonaparte and mothers who fall asleep drunk on patterns for XXXL pajama pants, and mothers who mouth “fuck you” to their daughter in the backseat when they get lost in the family car and the daughter is trying her best to calm everyone down. Mothers, man. Every time I meet someone’s mother, I think: Fuck. I’m glad my own mother’s dead and that I never knew my mother after I was ...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Buying baby socks and three onesies and one newborn outfit on the way to the appointment where the fetal doppler told us you were dead, the same newborn outfit I now see in the box on the closet floor every day when I drag out a sweater. My parents driving across five states to stay with our four-year-old who would have been your sibling, his hand waving out the car window when they drove him to preschool the morning we left for the hospital, as if waving you goodbye. Canceling the baby books...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Join me and Jacob Nordby, author of The Creative Cure, in this encore episode as we explore the healing power of creativity, trauma, and the inner wisdom we all carry.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and Amy Lin, author of Here After, in this encore episode as we explore the raw realities of grief, the power of the micro form, and creating something experimental.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
I believe our photographs belong in the real world; on walls, in frames and in albums. We want to see them and have them easily accessible. Every day. I’m curious about the generations who follow me. What will they want? I have boxes of old sepia and black and white photos of my ancestors, many […] The post To be comforted by photographs appeared first on Natalie Carstens - The Hague Newborn & Family Photographer.| Natalie Carstens – The Hague Newborn & Family Photographer
I asked my 9 year old daughter what her earliest memory was. She remembers playing with her cousins in England when her hair was short (that would be around 4 and a half years ago when she was 5 years old). She remembers because of the photos and videos she’s seen. Photographs are our […] The post Photographs are the keys to unlocking our memories appeared first on Natalie Carstens - The Hague Newborn & Family Photographer.| Natalie Carstens – The Hague Newborn & Family Photographer
I live on a farm in Iowa where barn cats are part of the landscape. You don’t go to a pet store and buy a cat; they just show up on your property, then it’s up to you whether you make them feel welcome to stay. I’ve always been a dog person. But cats are […]| The World Needs More Pie
Grief has struck again. I just lost my closest friend in Iowa, Patti Durflinger, to cancer. I was by no means Patti’s only close friend, she was a good and true friend to countless others. She was also a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a sister, and a daughter. She was a lighthouse, living her […]| The World Needs More Pie
Hello, everyone. My new short creative nonfiction story titled “The Graves of Saint Paul” is now live at Hotel by Masticadores. I’m truly grateful to editor Michelle Navajas for sharing this…| Silent Pariah
Grief can be more complicated than we often make it out to be. In the wake of my father’s death, …Continue reading →| Love of All Wisdom
To continue the story of my husband’s illness he recovered from the stroke and could walk with a cane. Since he worked on a computer, not being able to walk a lot was not an issue for his ret…| joyful2beeblogs
Caring for a loved one in hospice is hard. You’re not alone. Discover ways to cope when a loved one is in hospice.| Traditions Health
Taking a people-first approach has helped an Arkansas music educator help her students and herself deal with mental health and self-care. The post Healing from Grief with Music appeared first on Yamaha Music.| Yamaha Music
I’ve been looking so long at these pictures of you That I almost believe that they’re real I’ve been living so long with my pictures of you That I almost believe that the pictures are all I can feel. ————————————————————————————————- I feel that. Every word. Scrolling and scrolling. I’m stuck in an all consuming loop. […]| Craft Beer Pin Up
Perched on a bar stool at a wooden table with a drink in my hand. For the first time in eons, I feel ok. When you read that sentence, you would be forgiven for visualising that it was a pint in my hand. This time though, it’s an oat flat white. For months, it wasn’t […]| Craft Beer Pin Up
Author Jamie Sumner joins us to talk about her new middle grade novel, SCHOOLED.| Teen Librarian Toolbox
Lauren Scott’s beautiful new book, “King Copper – Our Dog’s Life in Poetry” stole my heart. Sadly, one of the common denominators in life is loss. When those I care about – friends, family, clients, former students – reach out and share their grief about losing a pet, there’s often a sense of shame about […]| Victoria Ponders
Ty shares an honest, heartfelt account of loss and recovery, showing how grief can spark purpose, resilience, and a drive to help others heal.| HeadsUpGuys
The epoch of tiramisu in bed on a Saturday morning. Of sharing soap, of rituals, what it means to live a thousand lifetimes within a year, knowing your mother will never love me and pretending it won’t matter someday. The epoch of organizing socks. Of grocery lists, of intricacy. The epoch of lavender sheets, of you coming home to me, the way everything else feels so small. Of sleep talking, post-it notes in a lunch bag, back porch thunderstorms, letting in the rain. The epoch of choosing t...| Memoir Magazine
Check out my book review of Grace and Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman to see why it's the best holiday romance book of the year.| She Reads Romance Books
By weaving empathy, safety, and self-awareness into the fabric of larp, participants can transform grief from an overwhelming experience to an opportunity for collective healing and deeper connection, says Lyssa Greywood.| Nordic Larp
“Today marks 3000 days since we were separated from Sarah.” Those are the incomprehensible words of the text my husband sent me this morning. It took my breath away to read it. I don…| Listening to Him
“The grief remains but is changed by / what it is covered with. A picture of / oblivion is not the same as oblivion.” — Victoria Chang| Read A Little Poetry
I was on my daily walk this morning, early to avoid the heat of the day and the roar of lawnmowers and the rumble and cacophony of the trash truck. Per usual, I was adorned with my noise canceling headphones with an audiobook keeping me gentle company. Frances Weller’s words in his esteemed work The Wild Edge of Sorrow were dancing through my ears and mind, holding me tenderly in the earth grief I have felt near constantly these last years.| Stimpunks Foundation
Many of us have been moving through the various grief responses to witnessing the stunning loss of our country’s generosity and compassion.| Baptist News Global
If you find yourself mourning before your loved one is gone, you’re not alone. Learn about anticipatory grief and the emotions that come with it.| Traditions Health
4 stars — That was a surprisingly emotional read for me. Like, seriously, I cried more than was probably warranted. I split time between reading and listening, but I really enjoyed Ms. Spence…| Celebrity Readers
Summer is flying by, and soon it will be September when the Truck Safety Coalition holds it annual fundraising dinner, and then it will be November when we ask our friends and family to donate thro…| Change Is Hard
Chances are, you will never heal all your wounds, nor are you meant to. Perhaps they are to be faithful companions on your journey, worthy friends guiding you, reminding you of compassion and humility, and acting as an acutely sensitive barometer shooting aches and pains through you when you are not aligned in truth, or pushing too hard. Indeed, a certain amount of pain and heartbreak may just be necessary for all of us if we are to stay grounded in our humanity and open to the rawness of liv...| Vince Gowmon
When our friend Mary died less than a week ago, her husband Andy shared that her mantra for the summer was "no time to hurry." I cannot stop thinking of this or about Mary, a human of great grace, good humor, shining presence, and easy conversation. Time can feel incomprehensible, especially when it comes to death. Here was Mary, chatting amiably with me earlier this summer at one of the downtown protests. There was Mary walking down the steps from her porch, newspaper in hand and wide smile on| CMG
Ava Doherty reflects on the experience of loss in her childhood, and how being a rainbow baby continues to affect her.| Cherwell
Join me and Lara Lillibridge, author of The Sound of Unringing Phones as we explore the challenges we face when writing about estrangement.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
5 Children's Books That Help Kids Cope With Grief and Big Emotions: Losing a grandparent is often a child's first meaningful encounter with death and grief.| The Children's Book Review
By Arthur A. Just On the Mount of Transfiguration, heaven and earth came together in the glorified body of Jesus. Peter, James and John, three of Jesus’ disciples, came up the mountain with Him for this encounter with Moses and Elijah, two heavenly beings. In this communion between heavenly and earthly bodies around the dazzling white body of Jesus, we see a picture of what happens in the Divine Service around the bodily presence of Jesus in the liturgy of the Word and the Lord’s Supper. ...| The Lutheran Witness
Maybe I wasn’t supposed to see her like that. Topless. Grinning. Young. But I’m glad I did. By Samantha Woods| motherwellmag.com
That Day I see my sister — the youngest — the one who waits for me. I see her discontentment…| Legacy Book Press LLC
Let us be kind to one another, sharing in our mourning and peaceful joy, especially this summer. Because grief can’t take a vacation.| Good Faith Media
After a really hectic week it was wonderful to spend last weekend getting away with my two oldest friends for a weekend’s camping, walking, drinking and eating in the countryside around Strou…| Making rights make sense
Our family just returned from a 4,500 mile roadtrip to the American West and back. We visited four national parks, one national memorial, and one state park. So much beauty. So much fun. Along the …| Daniel Seabaugh
Some dates aren’t on anyone’s calendar but yours. The anniversary of a loss. A diagnosis. A goodbye. A moment that forever split life into before and after. In this month’s blog, I share how I’ve learned to move through emotionally loaded dates after loss, and I offer some gentle tools and reminders that may help. If you’re dreading a date that only you mark anymore, you are not alone. The day will pass. And you will too…stronger, softer and more equipped to care for yourself next...| Jody LaVoie Coaching
…between grief and exhilaration? Between hugging his dear, breathless head tight (after carefully and tenderly straightening his wrist, bent back on itself where it rested on his lap) –…| bluebrightly
Have you ever picked up a hobby because a friend or relative was really into it? Did you try to see if they’re truly onto something? Writer Yia Lor of Eau Claire did this with geocaching, an outdoor activity her late sister, Jer Lor, loved to do with her kids. == My sister, Jer, was| Wisconsin Life
How the Swedish system supported me after my miscarriage at 18.5 weeks pregnant.| Sweden and Me
Grief is rarely handled with grace. It sneaks up when you least expect it. It’s a hand wrapping around your lungs in an almost gentle embrace, before it tightens, leaving you gasping for air.…| Cuppa Clo
The post Your Stories – Amit appeared first on HeadsUpGuys.| HeadsUpGuys
Explore how ketamine therapy can help manage grief by easing emotional pain, supporting healing, and promoting mental clarity during loss.| Ketamine Clinic of South Florida
The photographer experiments with form in Daa.era whilst coming to understand mourning as a form of homecoming| 1854 Photography
There are times in life when we have the sacred opportunity to comfort a grieving person. Life in a fallen world guarantees that trouble of some variety is coming for us all. We’ll experience hard …| Daniel Seabaugh
I wrote a guest piece of Samuel James on his Substack, Digital Liturgies. It explores the dynamic of grief, anger, and exvangelicals. You can start reading here and finish over on his Substack. Subscribe while you're over there. Samuel is an insightful writer.| Endeavor Blog
37 years ago today I met and fell instantly and irrevocably in love with Kelley. 37 years later, we’re living the life that bloomed from that moment. Every day is a miracle. Here’s that…| Nicola Griffith
As someone who has suffered multiple losses, Marty Walden knows grief decluttering is both a necessity and a season to work through painful wounds while letting go of possessions. I’m not sure exactly how it happened, but I’ve become known to some of my followers as the “grief writer.” Looking back on my most recent... The post Grief Decluttering: Letting Go While Grieving appeared first on Marty's Musings.| Marty's Musings
Something got at our baby robins… of the four in the nest, we just found three on the deck floor, two were dead, and one still alive–I gently put that one back in the nest, but not sure if it is really okay or how it might survive, we hope the parents will come back […]| Finding Our Way Home
When Grief Speaks, Love Answers: Honoring Olivia How one girl’s love and spirit continue to guide a family’s mission to support others through grief. By Reina and Mel Chan Our journey to start a family wasn’t easy. The road was long and often uncertain. We had always dreamed of building a family together, but after years of trying, we were met with nothing but heartbreak. That’s when we chose adoption. We believed it could help us fulfill that dream. We were ready to love a child, whe...| Evermore
At the tail-end of a bad bout of the flu I realized what life wants to be -- or wants me to be -- now: not just present with people I love, but present without being rushed. Especially when diagnoses go south, death takes over the narrative, and what once held everything together is nowhere in sight.Having cleared my calendar because of Sir Influenza, while keeping my commitment to finish planning my dear friend Kat's celebration of life and staying in touch with a close friend in the hospital,| CMG
This week, I was given an unexpected and priceless gift. After I said my name to introduce myself to a stranger, her eyes widened as a smile broke across her face, and she said, “You’re Sarah’s mom…| Listening to Him
This will be my second Mother’s Day celebrated without one of my children. Our 17-year-old daughter, Natalie, was killed in a car crash May 1, 2017. I became a grieving Mama that day. It’s been a very long year for our me and our family. Mother’s Day, 2017, came merely 13 days after Natalie’s death. It... Read More » The post 5 Ways You Can Help a Grieving Mama Celebrate Special Days appeared first on Successful Homemakers. --- 5 Ways You Can Help a Grieving Mama Celebrate Special D...| Successful Homemakers
My daughter, Mary, started a garden with her Pappy while he and Grammy were visiting us at Easter. We traveled around gathering all of the necessary supplies- plants at one farm, seeds at a garden store, potting soil at another store. The fence was put up. After making a planting plan, Mary and Pappy... Read More » The post Beauty in the Chaos appeared first on Successful Homemakers. --- Beauty in the Chaos was first posted on at . ©2017 "Successful Homemakers". Use of this feed is for pers...| Successful Homemakers
