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August 4, 2021

When Isolation Is Actually Protection

Isolation gets a bad rap; sometimes it’s trying to save you

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Published on August 04, 2021 12:19

July 29, 2021

When Others Tell You Your Grief Is “Too Much”

The hidden message underneath their judgments… and what to do about it

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Published on July 29, 2021 10:42

July 28, 2021

Why You Should Call Yourself a Student of Grief

What if you allowed yourself to learn from loss?

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Published on July 28, 2021 14:06

March 9, 2021

How to Find Peace in Uncertainty

When everything falls apart, how can we feel solid again?

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Published on March 09, 2021 08:32

December 8, 2020

My Bizarre Childhood Wish Showed Up in My Mom’s Cremains

I found the one piece of her that didnt get scattered.

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Published on December 08, 2020 14:53

December 6, 2020

I'm so glad this resonated with you and your son both.

I'm so glad this resonated with you and your son both. We often forget that breakups can be painful, just like the death of a loved one. Of course, the two experiences are not the same by any means, but they both involve grief and grieving... for the person we lost and for the person that we used to be.

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Published on December 06, 2020 13:24

November 28, 2020

You are definitely not the only person who thinks about death, and while you say you “shouldn’t,”…

You are definitely not the only person who thinks about death, and while you say you “shouldn’t,” it makes sense to me that you would based on all you’ve survived and experienced in your life already. I hope you can release yourself from the pressure to not think about death. Almost everyone in the world is… they’re just not talking about it openly. You might try researching a Death Cafe in your area (many of them are happening online now too because of COVID-19). They’re informal gatherings whe...

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Published on November 28, 2020 11:24

August 22, 2020

I can, which is why I'm working so hard to create that world.

I can, which is why I'm working so hard to create that world. I've seen glimpses of it... and I'd love if that level of compassion were the norm. Thank you so much for commenting on this piece!

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Published on August 22, 2020 14:55

April, I host an online course called Life After Loss Academy that’s beginning August 31.

April, I host an online course called Life After Loss Academy that’s beginning August 31. It helps you feel safe in the world again after devastating loss, mourn the person you can no longer be, and integrate grief into the larger picture of your life. You can find out more about it and enroll here: http://shelbyforsythia.thinkific.com/courses/life-after-loss-academy-august-2020

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Published on August 22, 2020 14:54