Lately Posts

When I was thirteen, I was a fat kid who was tired of being bullied, called ugly by girls, getting chosen last for sports and games, and just being slow and lethargic. Then one day I tried a simple run at a nearby school track, and it changed me.&nbs...

When do you tell people that someone important to you has died? “Mommy, Mommy!” It was the voice of my nine-year-old son, who can be pretty darned persistent even when he just wants more macaroni and cheese before soccer practice. At the time, I...

If you’ve said goodbye to a dearly loved pet, you know there’s a special kind of sadness that accompanies this sort of loss. The grief you may experience after losing a pet is not to be diminished or underestimated. It is real, it is valid and there’...

The death of a loved one affects us on every level. Mentally, we’re preoccupied with thoughts and memories; emotionally, we experience a rollercoaster of intense feelings; and physically, we’re overwhelmed by the immediate and long-term responsibilit...