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On Asking for Help | the pieces
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Stories of memory, grief, healing, and life. On Asking for Help. March 3, 2014. Of course it occurred to me that I could get hurt. At least it hypothetically has crossed my mind. I routinely take falls while rock climbing, secretly loving the post-fall high and not-so-secretly loving the inherent risk. But, if injury is the first thought in your mind while attempting the next move, it becomes paralyzing. Handling grief via lists. The question: Can we grieve and heal better? Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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my story | the pieces
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Stories of memory, grief, healing, and life. For many years, I have kept my academic and my personal interests and processes separate. Yet, the basic desire understand healing spans my personal and professional life. Thus, Helping Friends Grieve will merge my desire to better understand how as individuals we can support the people in our lives who are dealing with loss as well as how communities heal after violence. My journey with loss and healing. And on facebook: Helping Friends Grieve. Throughout tim...
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The question: Can we grieve and heal better? | the pieces
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Stories of memory, grief, healing, and life. The question: Can we grieve and heal better? September 7, 2014. September 11, 2014. A blank slate is the image leaving my job brings to mind. I have gently nudged others to follow that voice that drives their passion. I feel called to answer an important question: How can we grieve and heal better? These questions are just the beginning. On Asking for Help. The Stories All Around Us: Reflections from time with the Wounded Warriors. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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writing elsewhere | the pieces
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Stories of memory, grief, healing, and life. Writing has become a process of healing, in itself, as well as a way to connect to and reach others. My writing and interviews span the personal and academic realms from my joy at sharing musings as a columnist to more serious inquiries as an academic. The Equal’s Record. In 2012, I became a columnist for The Equal’s Record. Where I write a bi-weekly column titled: Of Memories and Loss. Below are a few favorites from the column. Healing: A Sense of Community.
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Dia de los Muertos – Guanajuato | the pieces
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Stories of memory, grief, healing, and life. Dia de los Muertos – Guanajuato. November 13, 2014. November 13, 2014. Guanajuato, Mexico 2014. It is about taking time. It is about taking time to acknowledge that people have died, that time has passed, and that we are still living. It is about celebrating the lives of people who lived and acknowledging that these memories are still a part of our lives. It is about understanding our place in the process. It is about presence in an important process. Ensuring...
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in photographs | the pieces
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Stories of memory, grief, healing, and life. Through photographs, I strive to capture loss, mourning, healing, and community. I have been blessed with communities from Boston to Colorado to Rwanda to Mexico. The photographs span my personal journey with loss and healing, my work in community healing after violence, and capture a life of transition and exploration. Boston, fall 2012. Kigali, Rwanda 2012. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2009. I am always moved to a sense of peace in grave yards. Cakes, tea a...
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On Witnessing Death and the Calm that Follows | the pieces
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Stories of memory, grief, healing, and life. On Witnessing Death and the Calm that Follows. December 20, 2013. A few weeks ago, on November 30. To be precise, I packed up a few birthday gifts and headed out to Maryland to visit my grandmother. I had seen her a few weeks before, for her 91st birthday celebration, while my mother and sister were visiting the east coast. She had moved to Maryland from her home in sunny Florida five years prior to be closer to my aunt as she got older. Why is this happening?
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Stories of memory, grief, healing, and life. On Beginning a Practice: A Potential Path to Making Peace with Anxiety. June 21, 2016. I don’t know why it never occurred to me to try this before? I asked a friend. He responded (paraphrased) that perhaps we become open to things when we are ready for them. I thought back on previous opinions I held on meditation, which fell in various categories: I could never do that because I have anxiety and I will never be able to clear my busy mind. I am harnessing the ...
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drawing inspiration | the pieces
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Stories of memory, grief, healing, and life. Thoughts, quotations, essays, and talks that move me, stir my emotions, remind me of loss, and inspire me. This American Life: Business of Death. This American Life: Last Words. This American Life: Where Words Fail. TED Talk: The Adventure of Grief. Writers and blogs from whichI draw inspiration. And her blog: Stories of Conflict and Love. Inspiration from Twitter (people who I recommend following). Strength in What Remains. Your memory is made of light. Enter...
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