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Steroids: The good, the bad, the ugly
It’s 2:25am as I sit down to write this. I’ve been awake since 12:05am and completely unable to go back to sleep. You see, I’ve had an...

Kristy C
Apr 153 min read
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Dating as a Widow Part 1
Oh how I’ve contemplated writing about this so much. But then I remind myself that this is my grief journey, my healing journey and while...

Kristy C
Mar 245 min read
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Let them...
So, I’ve been reading Mel Robbin’s book ‘The Let Them Theory’. I’m no stranger to the concept as I’ve followed her for a long time but I...

Kristy C
Mar 154 min read
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It's Just Stuff...
If you knew my late husband, Tim, you knew he had a lot of ‘stuff’. He was a collector of many things, passionate about a few and...

Kristy C
Mar 144 min read
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Patience and Grace during Grief
This post is to the people in my life who have been patient with me and granted me grace when I needed it the most. As I’ve mentioned...

Kristy C
Jan 165 min read
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Love on those that love on you!
I’ve learned a lot in the last 18 ½ months since Tim’s death. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that tomorrow is never promised,...

Kristy C
Jan 122 min read
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Another Year...
2024 was a tough year, I fought many silent battles, I dug myself out of the deep dark depths of depression, I grieved more than I ever...

Kristy C
Dec 28, 20245 min read
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Grief and Joy can Coexist
The holiday season is known as the most wonderful time of the year and for most that is the case but for many it’s a very hard time of...

Kristy C
Dec 25, 20244 min read
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Final Grief Holiday Survival Guide and Tips to Help You Understand Your Grieving Loved One, This Holiday Season
“Avoiding holiday gatherings with your family this season isn’t overreacting or being dramatic. It’s honoring the parts of you that are...

Kristy C
Dec 8, 20246 min read
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Raw & Real Trauma Mama
Trigger warning, there will be detailed talk about suicide so if this is too much for you, please don’t continue reading   Writing has...

Kristy C
Dec 7, 20246 min read
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Holiday Grief Guide Part 3: Coping with Holiday Grief
Coping with grief in itself is overwhelming and then we go and throw the holiday season into it and it heightens that feeling in so many...

Kristy C
Nov 28, 20242 min read
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Thanksgiving To-Do List When Grieving
This year has flown by and as much as I’d love to just skip the holiday’s all together, I also know that isn’t realistic for my life and...

Kristy C
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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Holdiay Grief: Survival Guide Part 2
Holiday grief can be heavy. It’s a whirlwind of emotions for the entire holiday season, and then some. It’s as if the holidays...

Kristy C
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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7 Things Your Grieving Person Wants You To Know
We’ve covered a few different topics this week but I found this article and it resonated with me so I wanted to share it with you,...

Kristy C
Nov 24, 20244 min read
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How to Support Someone Grieving this Holiday Season
It can be hard to watch someone we love struggle so much, especially during the holiday season. A lot of times we just want to fix it for...

Kristy C
Nov 23, 20243 min read
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Holiday Grief : Survival Guide Part 1
Holiday season is officially upon us and while it’s designated as ‘the most wonderful time of the year’, not everyone loves or looks...

Kristy C
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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Another Trip Around The Sun
I survived another trip around the sun. Most days I don’t know how, a lot of days I don’t know why and every day I feel like it’s all...

Kristy C
Nov 19, 20245 min read
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Pain vs. Suffering
I’ve spent the last two weeks really deep diving into my grief, trying to figure out how to get out of this limbo stage of living in my...

Kristy C
Oct 26, 20244 min read
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I'm Busy Getting Stronger
“I lied and said I was busy.  I was busy;  But not in a way most people understand. I was busy taking deeper breaths. I was busy...

Kristy C
Oct 21, 20243 min read
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I Choose Me
It’s been sometime since I’ve heard a song that I had to play again and again because I could relate to it so much. Grief changes you. It...

Kristy C
Oct 6, 20243 min read
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