Life After Charlie - A Grief Journey

Danielle

Please…make the world a better, more kind place. All I really cared about in the end was achieving social justice, kindness, and...

Seven Weeks

That is how long I have been on a journey of healing my body and mind. To be fair, this is just the latest stage in a two year and three...

As we find ourselves in year three…

It dawns on me that little has changed. I remember like it was yesterday waking up on the 2nd of December 2021 to the nightmarish...

Change forecast for 2024

I have written before about losing the will to live, and how it’s not the same as having the will to die. It’s just, as it sounds, that...

Tears in December

I have always disliked November. Seasonal affective disorder haunts so many of us with mental health struggles, and November is the month...

Two years ago

Warning: This post is about Charlie’s suicide and may be triggering for some. For me, it’s a story I have yet to share with anyone but my...

Living Two Lives

@untanglegrief shares on Instagram, “Living with grief is like living two lives.” In one life, we act as though all is normal and well....

It's been a long time

There are moments in one’s life that turn out to be pivotal either to shaping us or to leading us to understand who we are. My first such...

There’s no going back

After the death of a beloved friend or family member, we hope that comfort will be found in memories. I myself have shared this thought...