Bills Don’t Wait for Grief: Mourning in the Light or the Dark
The Collision of Loss and Life When someone dies, the world doesn’t stop. The mortgage company still wants its check on the first. The power company still wants its money…
Grief vs Depression: How to Tell the Difference
When someone you love dies, the darkness that follows can feel indistinguishable from depression. You can’t sleep. You can’t eat. Nothing brings joy. The future feels impossible. Are you grieving…
The First Empty Chair: Navigating Daily Life After Loss
The first thing that hits you isn’t silence. It’s the smell. The smell of them still lingering, woven into the air, refusing to leave even when they can’t stay. Their…
Grief and Sleep Problems — Why Rest Feels Impossible After Loss
The Reality of 3:17 AM It’s 3:17 AM again. You know because you’ve watched every minute tick by since 11:43 PM when you first closed your eyes and commanded yourself…
Are You Hell Bent on Misunderstanding Your Parent
A Question You Won’t Find on TikTok You’ve spent 47 hours watching videos about toxic parents. You’ve taken every online quiz about narcissistic mothers. You’ve highlighted half of “Adult Children…
The Parent Files, Part 1: When Parents Became “The Ops”
The Day Your Child Made You the Enemy The Hook That Stops Hearts You’re still paying $1,247 a month for the college that taught your daughter you’re toxic. The therapist…
The Parent Files, Part 2: The Debt That Doesn’t Die
Still Paying for Someone Who Erased You The Hook That Stops Your Heart The email arrives at 6:47 AM. Subject line: “Payment Processed – Parent PLUS Loan.” Amount: $1,247.83 Remaining…
The Parent Files, Part 3: I’d Still Give You My Kidney
The Love That Survives Being Hated The Hook That Stops Everything Your phone buzzes at 12:45 AM. Unknown number. Same area code as your daughter. Your body knows before your…
The Manager’s Guide to Grief: When Your Employee’s World Ends But Deadlines Don’t
The 9 AM Call That Changes Everything Your phone lights up. Sarah’s name. She never calls this early. “My husband died last night.” Your brain splits in three directions simultaneously:…
The Year of Terrible Firsts: Surviving Every First Everything Without Them
The Calendar Becomes a Minefield First morning. First Sunday. First grocery run buying food for one less. First time their phone number gets deleted by autopay. First laugh that catches…