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THE 5 YEAR ANGUISH

THE 5 YEAR ANGUISH

I believe that every parent who has lost a child can articulate the word anguish. We can describe the way our bodies feel; like a deflated balloon 3 weeks after...

THE 5 YEAR ANGUISH

I believe that every parent who has lost a child can articulate the word anguish. We can describe the way our bodies feel; like a deflated balloon 3 weeks after...

WHAT IF THE BEST ALREADY WAS?

There are moments in your life that you can look back on.  These little slivers of light and you know, you just know, that those were the best of times. ...

WHAT IF THE BEST ALREADY WAS?

There are moments in your life that you can look back on.  These little slivers of light and you know, you just know, that those were the best of times. ...

GRIEF QUARANTINED

GRIEF QUARANTINED

This is Sam and this is always how I’ve remembered him.  He is a part of Ian’s crew and the Live Hard Movement.  We got word yesterday that Sam passed...

GRIEF QUARANTINED

This is Sam and this is always how I’ve remembered him.  He is a part of Ian’s crew and the Live Hard Movement.  We got word yesterday that Sam passed...

STORIES FROM AN “OVERCOPER”

STORIES FROM AN “OVERCOPER”

I think I was just fired by my therapist. I guess if I was 100% honest with myself , I should have see it coming. First of all, I think...

STORIES FROM AN “OVERCOPER”

I think I was just fired by my therapist. I guess if I was 100% honest with myself , I should have see it coming. First of all, I think...

ALL IN THE SAME BREATH

ALL IN THE SAME BREATH

Bella, Kat and I were standing on top of a mountain side overlooking Lake Diablo that nestles in to the side of the North Cascade Hwy on a beautiful August...

ALL IN THE SAME BREATH

Bella, Kat and I were standing on top of a mountain side overlooking Lake Diablo that nestles in to the side of the North Cascade Hwy on a beautiful August...

DEAR 12 YEAR OLD

DEAR 12 YEAR OLD

Last week I was preparing myself for the weekly deluge of teenage chemistry that would be infiltrating my house for Thursday Night dinners. Part of my prep work was pulling...

DEAR 12 YEAR OLD

Last week I was preparing myself for the weekly deluge of teenage chemistry that would be infiltrating my house for Thursday Night dinners. Part of my prep work was pulling...