Grief isn’t something one must transcend or transform. Grief just wants to be felt.
Five days ago, I saw a quote shared by @thundervoice_eagle that read: “There is no death; only a change of…
Author: tinaschomburg
Your Cancer. Your Karma.
A Call for More Humanity in the Wellness Industry I was once told, not too long ago, that my cancer…
Running From Myself No More: Changing the Narrative one Step at a Time
For a long time, I talked myself out of jogging because I was afraid of being judged – for my…
At the Wild Edge of Sorrow: If You Haven’t Grieved, You Haven’t Lived
“I can’t keep letting the guilt of surviving to stop me from thriving,” Chani Nicholas‘ words echo until I hear…
Healing Doesn’t Mean You Are Broken; Just that You Are Ready to Feel Whole
He had called many times ahead of his arrival, wanting to know everything about the place where he was to…
Love and Loss, Life and Death, a Tear and a Smile – What a Beautiful Tragedy
A man in his 60s sits before me. He has cancer like most others I meet throughout my day. It…
Broken Shells & Barnacles: A Story of Pain, Love, and Renewed Trust
I am at the beach moving through something obscure. There is an ache in my heart, a weight on my…
Sorrow: an Invitation to Be Fully Alive in the Wake of Our Forgetfulness
How do we prevent the shoulders from collapsing into our fatigued hearts? Tired of being disappointed – Afraid that the…
Pain is not the End: A Musing on Struggle & Surrender
Dear Life, Over and over, I have felt the ground beneath me break. And each time, there you were, with…
A Teaching on Compassion, In Loving Memory of Janice Farrell
I once had one of the most memorable encounters with an 86-year old woman named Janice that has left a…