To say how long someone was in this state, or to talk about where or how someone usually sleeps, use sleep rather than asleep. She slept for almost ten hours. Where does the baby sleep? Be Careful!Asleep is only used after a verb. Don't use it in front of a noun. Don't, for ...
As a therapist specializing in perinatal mental health and bereavement, I see many parents who have lost children. With earlier losses, like miscarriages, stillbirths, or deaths of children under five, well-meaning people tend to say all of thewrong things. Related:What to Say and What Not t...
A therapist-and friend- recommended a book, “Toxic Parents” and suggested “benevolent abandonment.” It was not easy, but I was able to reconnect shortly before her death at (almost) 91, one day after Yom Kippur; I buried her with her parents in Ohio. Because of the holiday of ...
A few other kids were there as well, one of them was a girl I considered my friend. She was with another boy who decided it would be funny to push people. People asked them to stop and they would just laugh and do it again. I was mad that my friend was pushing me even when I ...
Honestly, the few months after the accident are kind of a blur to me too. I remember John starting to get really snippy and grumpy. The day after one particularly bad night, John had an appointment with a new therapist. He’d been to numerous doctor’s appointments at this point. He ...
"I wanted to read or hear the narrative of someone else – a woman and a poet – who has gone here and been there." (Eavan Boland 1944-2020)
you can control your mindset in how you deal with it. As you start moving forward, it’s normal to feel like some days you take two steps back, and things seem to freeze in place. Remember, moving on is not often linear. If you are still struggling to move on, a therapist who spe...
YOU. ARE. LEGION. You are not alone in writing a (usually beautifully written, well-spelled) note about how you are looking for someone to hang out with and maybe make out with and cuddle but without pressure or expectation o...
I love helping people to feel great about themselves, and sometimes when we look good on the outside it helps us to feel good inside too. Don’t worry if you don’t live near me, I can send you samples and we can meet via Skype to talk about your skin care needs and then I’...
While I was getting a massage, the massage therapist told me all about her terrible teen years, including the time when she had a stillbirth at home, and her parents buried it in the yard. I was 18 years old at the time. Pixabay ...