Grief
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About a month ago I started with a new therapist due to insurance issues forcing a therapist breakup between myself and A+. Trying to replace an A+ therapist is not easy and the search was a journey. Knowing myself and knowing I have a lot feelings stored in my body that need to be felt…
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We all know the song “It’s My Party” and I’m sure all of you read that and finished with the lyrics, “And I’ll cry if I want to.” That song has always confused me because who cries at a party? A party is supposed to be fun and full of joy and laughter, not tears.…
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August 7th, 2022. It’s just a day to most of you, but to me it’s the day life changed. It’s the day the after began. I had no idea at the time it was the day the after began. I don’t think we ever do. It would be nice if the Universe or our horoscope…
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As I was scrolling through social media, which I do far too often and for far too long, I came upon the image that accompanied this post that defined the word “lifequakes”. I had never heard the term lifequake before, but it immediately resonated with me as it feels like the last 3 years have…
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My friend I never wanted to be in a friendship with came back last night in one of those smack you in the face kind of moments. She sucks at subtlety and timing. If grief was a human she would be an in your face, brash, loud, stage 5 clinger who would probably struggle with…
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March 15th is Long Covid Awareness Day. A day designed to bring awareness to a syndrome that by medical standards is very new and unfortunately, still very much a medical mystery. So far, there are over 200 symptoms of Long Covid, which is why I always say, “If you know one person with Long Covid,…
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If you listened to country music in the year 2005 you know I stole the title for this post from the song with the same title that was made popular by Jon Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles. My brain can’t remember things that happened in the morning in the afternoon, but it can remember song…
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I’m sure I am not the only one who has been bombarded the last couple of weeks with signs that Back-to-School season is upon us. Target is full of parents filling up carts with school supplies desperate for their children to be back in school, my Facebook feed is filled with first day of school…
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You may have read that tile and wondered, “What do these three things have in common?” or you may have seen the Scarlet G word and stopped reading altogether. I can’t blame you if you chose the second option. It’s the one I would have chosen. Grief is not a fun topic to talk about,…
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