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They say the first year is the hardest.I disagree. My mom died on November 6th last year. When I look …

Understanding Ambiguous Grief: Healing in the Ashes

Ambiguous grief is the loss that doesn’t make sense. It’s when what’s lost isn’t really gone, but it’s no longer …

My grief journal began in 2019. I can hardly believe it’s spanned more than six years now. Sometimes it feels …

Last night, I sat in a friend’s family room. Shoes kicked off, no makeup, kids interrupting kind of conversation. We …

In the whirlwind of grief and trauma, I found peace in the most unexpected place—not in fixing everything, not in …

I get to make dinner for my family every night. That slight shift in language—“get to” instead of “have to” …

I recently became a certified Pilates instructor. It’s not something I imagined doing in this season of life, but here …

“Lea, it’s time to go back to counseling,” a loving friend suggests. Six months have passed since our house fire, …

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18 I never …

Several months after my daughter left for college, my mom died. Suddenly, my world got smaller. With my husband working …