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The Small, Unexpected Ways Grief Stays with Us

“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it.” ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

My friend Diana’s WhatsApp profile picture is of herself hugging her dog, Zibby.

Every time her name comes up on my phone, there they are. The two of them in a tiny square. I’ve seen that photo so many times I stopped really looking at it.

Until recently.

Zibby wasn’t just a dog. She was part of the whole rhythm of their life, the mornings and the evenings and all the …

Anxiety Overestimates the Threat

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

The Subtle Ways You Lose Yourself in a Toxic Relationship

By Chioma K Iheanacho in Blog

“Emotional abuse is any pattern of behavior that undermines a person’s sense of self-worth and reality.” ~Beverly Engel

At first, the changes were small.

I stopped wearing that outfit everyone liked because they said it didn’t look good on me. I let certain friendships fade because it made him uncomfortable. I laughed less at things he didn’t find funny.

I face-checked myself to make sure my expression was pleasing to him. I shrank just slightly, in ways no one else would notice.

Then it got bigger.

I stopped trusting my own judgment because he told me I was too sensitive. …

High Functioning and Highly Overwhelmed

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

My Arms Grew Tired from Constantly Reaching

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Maybe I Don’t Want to Crush It Today

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

You’re a Good Person

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

My Father Taught Me Love Is Something You Earn; He Was Wrong

By Michael Alvear in Blog

“One of the hardest things I’ve had to understand is that closure comes from within. Especially difficult if you’ve been betrayed by someone you love because you feel like you gotta let them know the pain they caused, but the peace you seek can only be given to you by you.” ~Bruna Nessif

A photo of my father handing me a tennis trophy has hung in my living room for years.

Even now, if I stare at it too long, I can feel the old rush: pride, relief, belonging. For most of my life, that photograph served as proof that …

I Hope We Love

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

People Who Support Us

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Have You Had Fun Yet Today

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

A Safe Place to Rest

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Beautful Things Can Happen

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

What Helped Me Heal from a Breakup and Create a Life I Love

By Eric Ibey in Blog

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” ~Nelson Mandela

First, I slept in a snow shelter at -20°C.

Second, I stood alone on a stage in Montreal and tried to make strangers laugh.

Third, I stuck out my thumb on the side of a highway with nothing but a backpack and hoped that a stranger would take me home, 1,200 kilometers away.

I did all of these things deliberately, on purpose, as part of a project I called my Year of Fear. The idea was simple: face one new personal fear every month for a …