Does grief always need to be wrapped tightly with heartbreak, sadness, and pain?   My answer is no. Sometimes we can make peace with the...

One of the things I have learned working in hospice is that not everyone wants their hand held, and yet most of us immediately go to the...

When we experience trauma, physical or emotional, our ability to smile can often diminish, regardless of whether it was something that...

When my mom died, I took her blue tape measure that she always wore around her neck when she was sewing. When my dad died, I took a small...