What does "being okay" after loss mean to you? Not happy or healed, not successful or self-actualized — but okay.…

Sometimes I write down thoughts I have about grief so I don’t forget them. They often come to me in…

The finality of death is one of the harshest and most severe realities one must come to terms with after…

Many families have a tradition keeper. Typically, it’s an unofficial role. Usually, they aren’t given the title. More often, they…

When my daughter was younger, I found a page she had written in her journal that simply read, “Moon, dune,…

Grief is not selfish. This should go without saying, but it doesn't always. Grief may make us more self-focused for…

I've just made the mistake of reading Facebook comments on a local news article detailing a tragic event that led…

In grief - and life in general - we seem to aspire to the idea of forward momentum. We often…

Jessie Haviland lives in Baltimore, MD with her husband, cat and two dogs. She’s a lover of secondhand shopping, former…