Sitemap - 2024 - I'm Fine (& Other Lies)

A quick & gentle reminder

Q: What are helpful things to say to someone grieving?

Instagram is a big, fat lie

Community Chat: Who are you honoring? Share their name and a story 💛

It’s okay to embrace new traditions (even if you miss the old)

Death is more than the loss of a person

Q: How do you handle the fear of growing old alone?

Community Chat: How's Your Heart

It takes saying no to make room for yes

What's Your Legacy?

Our Last Good Days

Community Chat: Ask Me/Us Anything

Grief is Like a Wilderness Trek

Community Chat: What are your most helpful grief resources?

Q: How Do I Talk to a Dying Friend About Death?

Life Happens in Between the To-Do List

The Leather Chair

Community Chat: What do you wish others knew about grief?

Q: What Is It Like Dating a Widow?

Blowing up your life is not a reasonable response to overwhelm

It's Not You, Detroit. It's Me

Community Chat: What's the best thing someone's ever said to you while grieving?

Q: How often do we - or should we - think about our dead people?

One True Sentence

Being Seen (even when you're afraid)

Community Chat: What's the worst thing someone's ever said to you while grieving?

Q: Since my husband died, every single thing I do feels out of my comfort zone. Will I ever feel comfortable in my own skin again?

Joy Still Exists List #7

“No One Ever Told Me That Grief Felt So Like Fear”

Community Chat: What are your favorite grief books?

Q: How do I know what not to say to someone grieving? I'm always worried about offending someone.

Joy Still Exists List #6

Why Worry When You Can Panic?

Community Chat: How to Best Support a Grieving Friend

Q: What are your thoughts on grief groups? I'm a 30-year-old widow and struggling to feel I belong.

Joy Still Exists List #5

There are no words

Community Chat: How do you show yourself love when grieving?

Q: Do you ever get angry at people who don’t really deserve it?

Joy Still Exists List #4

7 years later - am I still the same?

Community Chat: What would you say to someone who was told their grief is "draining?"

Q: What's the best way to acknowledge how far my widow friend has come without feeling cheesy?

Joy Still Exists List #3