There are losses so tragic that words of comfort are meaningless. The desire to curl up and release an angry roar at the unsympathetic world is all that exists. Lisa Stockman Mauriello was a badass. She was my older sister’s best friend in High School. Although she moved up North after

I have been that mother picking a screaming child off the dirty floor of a Target store while he expressed his deep disappointment about not being able to obtain his 100th pack of Pokemon cards.  Stomping feet were the mode of communication used by my youngest for multiple years. Future

You retreated into the stillness. It was lonely and heartbreaking. What did you hear in the silence?   You are not alone. Your emotions are tangled right now, and you are doing your best to unravel and find some meaning. You can clearly identify the healthy people that bring laughter and unconditional

When I was going through cancer treatment I practiced a daily ritual of resting my weary head in my then husband’s lap and asking him, “Is everything going to be okay?”  He would rub my bald head and reassure me.  The words he spoke were hollow in that he had

This time of the year always brings forth a flood of emotions.  I can vividly recall sitting in our basement in Cary, North Carolina anxiously watching Selection Sunday on the oversized television. Honestly, I wasn’t entirely certain what the regions and brackets truly meant…but I would hold my breath until

My sister Nicole and I were sharing our daily chat when she mentioned the concept of RADICAL ACCEPTANCE. The idea intrigued me, so I searched for a deeper understanding of the meaning behind those two words. My personal definition of radical acceptance was… to completely embrace without resistance. Further reading,

The continuous shifting of circumstances can often create a tilted, upside down, and unbalanced feeling.  Moment by moment our position goes from solid to precarious, as we fight to regain our equilibrium.  Perhaps I am on the wrong road?  Should I turn back, or continue forward? Stop…Go…Yield

I embraced the thrill of the beginning, as the winter sun signaled a new day.  Remembering I had promised Grant we would start 2020 with a power walk, I threw on a hat and laced my sneakers.  The soundtrack to Frozen 2 blared through my headphones as I connected with

As I walk down the aisles of the world’s marketplaces, I snatch up my heart’s desires. There is an unending list of wants that I just cannot exist without. And yet, I never seem content. I continue my search convinced that the next purchase will finally complete me. If only…when