Love and Loss: How to Have Conversations that Hurt

Experiences of love leave enduring marks on our lives. With love, eventually comes loss. That’s what makes it all the sweeter; the gross impermanence of life amidst love and loss. A great feeling is difficult to express, so we mostly don’t to the fullest extent of our emotions. Or we feel there is perhaps a…

How to Process Death and Dying: Boxing Up Our Loved Ones

Before you come for me, this is a bit tongue-in-cheek. My approach to grief, death, and dying is humor first. In addition to some humor, this article will walk you through a few ways you can process death and dying and the need to box up your loved ones. I cover our human loved ones…

How to document your life with photos – with special guest Trista Pappas

A special edition of #LegacyAfterDark with Trista Pappas of Trista Renee Photography. Summary of what we chatted about… We chatted about photography and documenting everyday moments. Specifically, remembering to make those things more permanent in our lives beyond sharing them on Facebook, posting them to Instagram and creating things, like legacies, that will endure for…

What to Do When Death Happens

Death is inevitable. Someone you know or love is going to die. It could be a friend who experiences loss. Or it could be something you experience personally. It’s not pretty or fun to think about. We don’t talk about it much because it’s hard and scary when death happens. We don’t know how to…

What it Really Means to Hold Space for Someone

Do you want to be there for a loved one, but don’t know how? Here are some techniques to help you ‘hold space’ for people in need. Source: What it Really Means to Hold Space for Someone The article linked above is a wonderful explanation of how the author came to her conclusions about grief,…