I have that crushing pain in my chest. You know, the kind where breathing hurts; it labors in loss of love. There are moments it dulls, then moments it sits with me like an unwelcome guest.
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ON LONELINESS
I created this image above when I first began my trauma recovery four years ago and I still relate to her today.
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THE LEGACY OF TRAUMA AND GUN VIOLENCE
I have sat in the company of a man who shot his wife.
Read More10 WAYS TO JOURNAL FOR HEALING
There is one thing we all have in common and that is we all, sooner or later, will lose a partner, friend, or family member to divorce, separation, or death. None of us are immune, it is a part of life unfortunately.
Read MoreSUFI WISDOM
The author of this verse is not entirely known. Some say it is the wisdom of Persian Sufi poets who understood a deep truth that still reverberates among us thousands of years later.
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