Ten years ago, I was eighteen years old. I was a freshman in university just starting my second semester of that very first whirlwind year of student life. I was living on campus in a tiny little dorm room shared with one of my best friends, and in many ways it felt like the world … Continue reading To My Younger Self (Hear Me Out)
In 2014, my mom died in a sudden and tragic accident. Following her death, something I'd never experienced before began to happen within my own head. For the first time in my life, I was not in control of what was happening in my own body, and it was terrifying. 'Flight or fight' kicked into … Continue reading When Joy Feels Foreign …
Hi! If you're new here, first and foremost ... Welcome! Second of all, you may want to know that this post is actually the second in a two-part series. To read the first post (which comes before this one, so I recommend it), click HERE! After the first surgeon delivered the news, things just started … Continue reading The Day I Became A Motherless Daughter – Part II
"One thing that I know is it will get better. Each and every drought ends in the river." - Beautiful Girl - Sarah McLachlan Isolation. Loss of Identity. Darkness. Guilt. The experience of grief is traumatic and painful beyond what these words can possibly convey, though I can't find better ones for the job. The single … Continue reading The Day I Became A Motherless Daughter – Part I
Heather Jane 