Archive for Continued Bonds

In grief (and in life), if you can no longer talk to someone you love, people will often advise you…

The year after my mother's death, I lived mostly an "in spite of" life. I got up and went to…

I always wanted an imaginary friend as a child, but my mind wouldn't stretch far enough. I envied kids who…

I’ve always thought of continuing bonds as an ‘a-ha’ grief concept. As in...  “A-ha! That makes so much sense.” “A-ha!…

Ritual.  When you read the word, what comes to mind?  If I were to take a guess, I'd say maybe…

by Cynthia Randall The apple tree he bought and planted for me. Now, years later, is a living reminder of…

The acorn necklace my sister, Jessie, gave me the Christmas after my mom died is in this twisted, tangled mess…

by Andy Dickinson I celebrated the second birthday without my mom on Saturday.   I had homemade cupcakes and french…

What is grief in relation to love? Quite often I think they're the same thing. When people think of love…