Sharing the untraditional ways I’m creating a life worth living after loss.
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How to honor the anniversary of your loved one’s death
This essay was originally published on August 18, 2025. I’ve made minor edits to reflect the passage of another year.
My sister died 8 years ago today.
August 18, 2018 was, undoubtedly, the worst day of my life. It was a day that changed...
I'm almost 40 and have no plan for my life
I have become and unbecome so many versions of myself; it’s hard to remember some of them.
I’m 37 years old, and I feel like I’m standing at the threshold between who I was and who I’m becoming, meeting myself for the first time.
I spent...
How to answer when someone asks "what do you need?"
This question used to haunt me.
In the wake of my sister’s death, the question “what do you need?” piled up like letters to the wrong address. There were days I could not feel my body. There were days I did not know who I was.
Answering...
A gentle reminder to stop forecasting failure before you've even tried
Lately I’ve noticed that when I want something, I start focusing on the obstacles before I even plan the route.
This is the scarcity mindset. The fear of never-enough, not possible, not ever. It limits my imagination and blocks me from see...
If I don't get enough alone time, I don't like being alive
I need solitude. Like water. Like air.
After my sister died, my experience in the world changed. I changed. What used to be my norm — being an overfunctioning, high-achieving, people-pleasing, social butterfly — became a thing of the past....
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