Tag: Grief and Healing
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Protecting Space to Recharge: Why Taking Time for Yourself Matters More Than Ever
Grief, responsibility, and productivity can overwhelm. Here’s how carving out time through fishing and photography helped me recharge and stay strong.
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Escaping the Chaos: A Nature Reset
Life’s been moving too fast, yet dragging all at once. In the chaos of “figuring it out,” I realized what I needed wasn’t more plans—but more presence. So we escaped to the mountains. Fishing poles, paddle boards, and mountain air reminded me what it feels like to really smile again. Life’s Been Moving Fast (and…
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Growing Through Life: Learning to Face Everything, Even the Hard Stuff
Grief cracked me wide open this year. Losing my dad shattered the version of life I thought I knew, and I’ve been learning to live inside that new reality—messy, raw, and unexpectedly tender. What I used to mock—journaling, poetry, meditation—has become what’s saving me. This post is about learning to actually feel life as it…
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Growing Through Grief: Losing a Parent, Loving His Memory, and Choosing My Own Birthday Card
Losing my dad, who struggled with addiction, has been a complicated kind of grief—full of love, pain, and unanswered questions. With my first birthday without him approaching, I’m feeling the absence deeply. Every year, he gave me a heartfelt card, always sweet, always sincere. It was his way of showing up, even when life made…
In Need of Nature 