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Secondhand Loss: Grieving My Identity as a Sister (Guest Post)

Jamie Korf (right) and her late brother, Aaron Christianson (left) Navigating grief after the loss of a loved one is a long, complex, and deeply personal journey. We're grateful that writer and editor Jamie Korf has given us a glimpse of hers. In this moving and heartfelt blog post, she…

Christa MelandJune 8, 2021

Grief and Grieving Healing Stories and Storytelling

Creativity is a Powerful Tool for Healing

A couple of weeks ago, the event I’ve been dreading for more than a decade finally happened. My beloved cat Tux, who’s been with me for virtually all of my adult life, died. On the one hand, I’m grateful because it was just about the best losing-a-pet experience one could…

Christa MelandApril 26, 2021

Artful Living and Dying

These Shoes were made for Healing

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we recently asked readers to tell us how art has helped them navigate loss and grief and how painting, photography, writing, sculpture has led them to healing. We think art can be a powerful lens with which to look at our mortality and working…

Cathy WurzerMarch 3, 2020

End of Life Wisdom Healing Stories and Storytelling

In Gratitude for Michael

I always knew I'd have to write these words some day but had hoped to push this task off for months or even years but life doesn't work like that. Death came for my friend Michael Bischoff this week. He slipped from this world surrounded, uplifted and sent forward into…

Cathy WurzerFebruary 12, 2020

Secondhand Loss: Grieving My Identity as a Sister (Guest Post)

Creativity is a Powerful Tool for Healing

These Shoes were made for Healing

In Gratitude for Michael

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