Category Lifestyle

August 5 this year came around like every other year. Yet, it wasn’t like every other year after I met Ryan on that day.  It was the first year we didn’t wish each other ‘our first day we met’ anniversary.…

Many couples don’t have that conversation with each other and end up ruling out couples coaching altogether or assuming they should try coaching when they’re really thinking of therapy… and then being surprised and possibly frustrated when the first session…

In my earlier post, I wrote about the songs that held me together on the days no one prepares you for. This is not that list. This is for the days that came after.  The days when you try, imperfectly,…

My Dearest Grieving One,  If you’re here, I want you to know that you are not alone.  Even if you feel you are alone now or fear that you will be alone in the future, I am here to tell…

Right after Ryan, my beloved husband died, I had this insatiable urge to read about the darker truths of life. I was actively seeking books on death, loss, and healing.  If you’re grieving over the loss of your loved one…

I was restless. I knew it was coming for me. Real fast and heavy. Like I’d never ever experienced before. Grief. After a long period of numbness, and even acceptance that Ryan was leaving us definitely, for his true home…

This Holy Week, I realised something I could not even name for most of the while. The season started on a mighty guilty note as I fully intended to follow through Lent. Even more so than before. For Ryan and…

Fall is awesome for a lot of reasons—cooler weather, cozy hoodies, and everything suddenly becoming pumpkin-flavored. But then the trees start dropping leaves, and suddenly, the yard becomes a mess. It doesn’t take long before you’re standing ankle-deep in leaves,…