Memorial Gardens

Spending time remembering someone we love in nature is good for our soul.

Types of Grief

Grief is universal. We will all grieve at some point in our lives. But, we all grieve in different styles and in different timeframes. What comforts one person in grief may not comfort another person in grief. This is what makes comforting a grieving loved one tricky. One size does not fit all. There are […]

Wind Phones

“Kaze no denwa – the idea of keeping up a relationship with the dead is not such a strange thing in Japan.” –Krissy Howard 2017

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My Personal Journey into Middle-Grade Fiction Writing

After I accepted the shock of my mother’s unexpected death, I had to learn how to grieve, but I didn’t know how. And everywhere I turned, I saw messages saying, “Don’t dwell on the past”, which kept me from grieving my mom and instead, suppressing it, the best I could. These were all unhelpful messages […]

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