An Open Letter to Motherless Daughters for Mother’s Day
Dear Friends, As I write this letter to you today, I’m sitting at a desk in Scotts Valley, California, on the campus of a serene retreat center surrounded by redwoods. Eight women have gathered here to...
View ArticleIs a Motherless Daughters Retreat for Me?
Arriving in a distant city, sitting in a circle of strangers, and unpacking emotions that may have been tucked away long ago can feel very apprehensive, we know. But at a Motherless Daughters Retreat,...
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Is A Motherless Daughters Retreat For Me?
Arriving in a distant city, sitting in a circle of strangers, and unpacking emotions that may have been tucked away long ago can feel very apprehensive, we know. But at a Motherless Daughters Retreat,...
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Anniversary Events, Life Milestones, and Free Support
For the first dozen or so years after my mom died, Mother’s Day, the anniversary of her death, and her birthday were all days that made me want to hide. I thought something must be wrong with me if it...
View ArticleDishing at Holiday Time
Sending warm Easter and Passover holiday wishes to everyone who celebrates. May it be a peaceful and joyous season for everyone! One of my warmest childhood memories is of helping my mother change over...
View ArticleFree pre-Mother’s Day Call on May 6
Mother’s Day can be a bittersweet holiday for those of us who’ve lost our moms. It’s an occasion to remember the bond we shared, but can also be a painful annual reminder of what’s been lost. Between...
View ArticleA Letter to Motherless Daughters on Mother’s Day
May 11, 2019 Dear Motherless Daughter, Here we find ourselves again, on the brink of another second Sunday in May. It’s easier in some years than in others, isn’t it? For many years after my mother...
View ArticleI Couldn’t Say ‘My Mother’ Without Crying
I was so moved by Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert’s interview on August 15, and their candid talk about childhood grief, I wrote an op-ed piece about it. The link to read it on the NYT web site is...
View ArticleHearts Breaking for You, Las Vegas
Fifty eight families (and counting) are mourning the senseless deaths of their loved ones today. More than 500 are injured. And up to 20,000 could be struggling for a long time from the trauma of...
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Getting Through the Holidays When Someone You Love Has Died
The year after a major loss is invariably a Year of Firsts. All of the usual dates and holidays keep coming around on the calendar — except this year they’ve all changed. Someone essential is missing....
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A Place for Motherless Daughters on Mother’s Day weekend
May 2, 2018 Dear Friends, As Mother’s Day approaches each year, the country’s attention collectively turns toward celebrating mothers who are living. Yet for many of us, thoughts also naturally turn to...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Motherless Daughters for Mother’s Day
Dear Friends, As I write this letter to you today, I’m sitting at a desk in Scotts Valley, California, on the campus of a serene retreat center surrounded by redwoods. Eight women have gathered here to...
View ArticleHoliday Envy: It’s Real! Plus, a Free, Live Online Event for Motherless...
Dear Friends, Thanksgiving will soon be upon us, as tends to happen every November. I don’t know about you, but this is always a mixed time of year for me. It’s a culturally sanctioned period of...
View Article6 Simple Ideas for Self-Care When You’re Missing Your Mom at Holiday Time
The first holiday season without my mom was a confusing, disorienting time. I remember wondering, How are we going to continue traditions that had been under her purview? How will I even know how to do...
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Sneak Peek of my new book, The Aftergrief (coming in October 2020)!
Hello, Friends! From start to finish, my next book took four years (gulp) to research and write. But it’s finished! and it’s scheduled for publication in early October 2020. The book is called The...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Motherless Daughters for Mother’s Day
Dear Friends, As I write this letter to you today, I’m sitting at a desk in Scotts Valley, California, on the campus of a serene retreat center surrounded by redwoods. Eight women have gathered here to...
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Is A Motherless Daughters Retreat For Me?
Arriving in a distant city, sitting in a circle of strangers, and unpacking emotions that may have been tucked away long ago can feel very apprehensive, we know. But at a Motherless Daughters Retreat,...
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Anniversary Events, Life Milestones, and Free Support
For the first dozen or so years after my mom died, Mother’s Day, the anniversary of her death, and her birthday were all days that made me want to hide. I thought something must be wrong with me if it...
View ArticleDishing at Holiday Time
Sending warm Easter and Passover holiday wishes to everyone who celebrates. May it be a peaceful and joyous season for everyone! One of my warmest childhood memories is of helping my mother change over...
View ArticleFree pre-Mother’s Day Call on May 6
Mother’s Day can be a bittersweet holiday for those of us who’ve lost our moms. It’s an occasion to remember the bond we shared, but can also be a painful annual reminder of what’s been lost. Between...
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