If you’ve suffered the loss of someone close to you, you’ve experienced grief. You may have wondered if you grieved in a healthy way, the “right” way. I did. We’ve all heard about the five stages of grief and when we find ourselves in the thick of it, we self-monitor to figure out where we […]
Nonfiction Book Review: Four Funerals and a Wedding
If you’ve lost people close to you or experienced a long season of loss or grief, here’s something you may relate to: I’m now interested in learning more about grief and loss. Probably not a surprise. And as I’ve considered writing about my experiences, I’ve also become interested in memoir. These interests intersected as I […]
Nonfiction Book Review: The Orphaned Adult by Alexander Levy
Mom’s death released a flood of emotions in me. After those first few weeks of activity – planning the memorial, packing up her apartment before the deadline, making “those” decisions – I was kind of worried the reality wouldn’t sink in. I continued to imagine her a few counties over in her apartment, still three […]
Nonfiction Book Review: How to Survive the Loss of a Parent
Two days after Dad died in 2010, I did as usual and sought solace in a local bookstore. I knew about Kubler Ross’ stages of grief but bypassed her book for the more targeted How to Survive the Loss of a Parent: A Guide for Adults. The original receipt from that day is still inside. […]
The Top 8 Books I Read When My Life Fell Apart: A Short Somewhat Story
Some years of your life are great. Lots of big things happen – you get a new job, you go on a great vacation, and a new baby is born into the family (not your baby, but still its cool). Other years, a sad thing happens. That was the year your grandmother died. Or that […]