The Sacred Work of Tearing and Mending
Maybe if we still tore our clothes today, people would understand the grief we’re experiencing, I think to myself as…
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Maybe if we still tore our clothes today, people would understand the grief we’re experiencing, I think to myself as…
Continue ReadingBefore you were gone, you were here. Before you left my womb incomplete, you were whole. Before you met our…
Continue ReadingThe night my mother passed away, my sister and I, along with our families sat by her side. We held…
Continue ReadingI was sitting on the floor of my daughter’s nursery. She was still admitted in the NICU, but my mom…
Continue ReadingTrigger warning: This article discusses abortion Many years ago, I heard a statistic that one out of every four people…
Continue ReadingI grew up going to church. Every Sunday, my parents got us four kids up and going, and we’d head…
Continue ReadingPlease, don’t tell her how to grieve . . . She’s in the kitchen washing dishes with her back to…
Continue ReadingIn my early 20s, I moved to LA to be an actor and my mom used to drive out to…
Continue ReadingThe calls and texts were overwhelming the week she died. Between supporting my devastated parents, planning the funeral, and keeping…
Continue ReadingSelf-doubt and endless questions. That seemed to be the theme of my pregnancy and motherhood journey. It all started after…
Continue ReadingI was 34 years old when I lost my mom. She had ovarian cancer. She always said she would be…
Continue ReadingI am sentimental. When it comes to heirlooms, I’d rather have the rusty soup pot my grandma made a thousand…
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