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Trigger Warning (TW): Suicide For weeks and weeks after Tim passed, I would put my shoes on, put Sadie on her leash and walk past the...

When I first lost Tim, I was reaching and grabbing for anything and everything that I could to help me get through. This was when I...

Death changes people, all kinds of death and all kinds of people. Changed, forever. I am learning that widows are a different breed....

Do you ever feel like the Universe (or whoever your higher power is), just dumps on you? Like one thing after another, the hits just keep...

“People you don’t expect show up, and people you do expect don’t show up. That’s the story of grief.” Read that again I have sat down to...

It makes my eyes swell at the very thought of even writing this, but you all know writing is therapeutic for me so here I am; with my...

Have you ever had one of those moments where you look at the sky and just yell, ‘what the fuck?!’ Regardless of your religion or...

Have you ever wondered why bad things happen to good people? Why the most compassionate people get dealt a shit hand of cards? Have you...

Trigger Warning: This post will be about self-harm. If this is a sensitive topic for you, please do not continue reading. Did the subject...

On this month's Feature Friday, I wanted to share something from my cousin Sara. As a fellow dog mom, I could relate to this so very...

I’ve been in my feels lately, deep in my feels. Maybe it’s the whole full moon thing or is Mercury in Retrograde? LOL Regardless, the...

These past few weeks have been really heavy for me, for a variety of reasons. I’ve been in a hardcore funk and haven’t been able to shake...

On Saturday, February 10, 2024 we said our ‘final farewell’ to my husband Tim. I spent the last several months preparing for this day...

Disclaimer: I will be talking about my experience with suicide and details about Tim’s death. If you find these to be hard topics, I...

Disclaimer, I will be talking about suicide, I will be talking about bi-polar disorder, I will be talking about mania and survivors of...

With January being National Blood Donor month, I thought it would be appropriate to share a little about ITP (Immune Thrombocytopenia),...

I saw a quote the other day that said, ‘I smile to stop myself from crying’ and I felt that. Following that I saw one that said, ‘You...

She’s a Fighter – Kristin's Story (Written by her Dad, Clay) Aug 9th 2020.  The most painful day of my life.  I cannot believe it has...

How am I going into 2024? Like I was pushed out of a human catapult, arms flailing, legs kicking, screaming and unsure where I’ll land. I...

This phrase can mean so many things. When I think about survival mode, I think about doing what we have to, in order to keep going....