Susan’s Blog
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Susan’s Journey
We followed my husband’s dream of buying a “fixer-upper” in the country. Our lives were full of additions, half-finished projects, resentments and forgiveness. What I didn’t count on was my husband’s sudden death in 2012 leaving me with unfinished home projects and no instruction manual. This is the story of my concurrent journey through grief…
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“Did you have fun?”
Thank you to everyone who attended my live event at Content in Northfield. I was humbled and grateful to see you there, and I am even more humbled by the number of views the Facebook Live has had! After a book event, many ask me, “Did you have fun?” My usual answer is, “Fun is…
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Does grief come in five stages?
When I was a new widow I desperately tried to order my grief into the five stages that had been drilled into me as a nurse. Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. They are so familiar. Instead, as a new widow, it seemed as if time stood still, and I was suspended in space. When would…