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Hospice support

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I can do sudden. In fact, over the last decade, I feel like it’s been my jam. The gut punch nauseating unable to stand feeling of receiving “the news” is almost…familiar. So when one of my best friends, Barb, went on hospice a few weeks ago, I felt like a total newbie.  What do I […]

Hospice Newbie

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In my first book I talk about how much I love Halloween…and sarcasm. That’s right. I have never really been a fan of the frightful holiday. Masks smell weird, anything scary is the opposite of a good time and the FDA has allowed chocolate to taste even more generic and non-chocolatey than ever. But probably […]

Halloween Is Not My Favorite

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Halloween Least Favorite Holiday

With so many people in this world, you’d think that making meaningful connections with others would be easier than it is.  Sure physically it happens frequently. Like, on the daily. We’re all running around this same maze of life, like little pinballs, colliding at certain moments and then quickly departing. You bump into someone at […]

The Art of Making Meaningful Connections

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I think there are more defined ways to say this, but for now, I’m just going to confess that I’m an introverted extrovert.  My idea of a good time is to sit quietly in the corner of my home office, with an oversized blanket and a laptop, soaking up coffee and the song of tapping […]

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In my first book I share about the loss of my first son and how I was able to find empathy, humor and a new found appreciation for the tears. 

My honest view of life with grief and parenting after loss.

My First Memoir