By Anna Seewald “I’m scared to close my eyes because I don’t want to die.”, my 4 year old neighbor Abby said as she pushed her tiny body closer to mine on the park bench. Her wide-open, blue eyes were teary. Her voice-unusually serious. The thoughtful expression on her face pierced my heart. She had […]
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The Healing Power of Storytelling
We all have a story. Your life story defines who you are. And only you can tell your own story. By sharing it you not only release painful feelings, make sense of what happened to you, gain a new perspective, form a new meaning, but you access a possibility of transforming your life. Whether you […]
How Mother Loss Shapes Who We Become with Hope Edelman and Judith Rabinor
Losing a parent as a child is always traumatic. And its impact is long-term. Two short sentences but they say a lot, especially for those of us who have become bereaved by a parental death before the age of 18. I first became aware of the unique difficulties motherhood would present to me when at […]
From Heartbreak to Happiness: How to Work Through the Pain
We all suffer heartbreak of some kind-loss of a loved one, divorce, illness, loss of a job or home and seek to understand why these losses and traumas happened to us and how we’ll make it through in one piece. Whatever the form, loss leaves us heartbroken, vulnerable raw and in fear of the unknown. […]
Overcoming Childhood Adversity
I was a guest on the Grief Dreams podcast not long ago and I wanted to share that interview with my listeners. I think as my listeners you deserve to know my full story. I was onnly 13 years old when my young mom was killed in the severe earthquake. The host of the podcast […]