Grief and Creative Block: Getting Your Groove Back

Grief and Creative Block: Getting Your Groove Back

Many of you know that I'm a strong believer that grief and creative expression are deeply intertwined—especially for me. When my…
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64 myths about grief

64 Myths About Grief That Just Need To STOP

Grief myths . . . they drive me crazy.  There are just so many of them, they come out in…
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Learning A Secret After A Death

The topic of secrets has been a grief theme for me lately.  It started about a month ago when I…
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Celebrities Speaking Up About Grief: Volume 12

Celebrities Speaking Up About Grief: Volume 12

When I started the Celebrities Speaking Up About Grief series here at WYG, I imagined I would do an installment…
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When Bereavement Leave Runs Out: Going Back To Work After A Death

Here at WYG topics seem to come up in waves.  We see trends in comments on the blog, social media,…
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Internet Grief Support: With the good comes the bad

Internet Grief Support: With the Good Comes the Bad

We are obviously big proponents of online grief support. After all, that's what WYG is all about! Although the world…
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Grief Art Journaling for the Artistically Challenged

Grief Art Journaling for the Artistically Challenged

Those of you who follow WYG may have noticed a pretty glaring oversight during the month of June. Father’s Day came…
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9 Creative Ways to Preserve Handwriting

9 Creative Ways to Preserve Handwriting

My dad had the most perfect penmanship. He attributed it to his Catholic school education: "The nuns beat it into me,"…
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Why I Drive a Mazda: a reflection on grief

I have been playing out a potential conversation that could, theoretically, occur in my life in the not too distant…
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