“Our painful experiences aren’t a liability—they’re a gift. They give us perspective and meaning, an opportunity to find our unique purpose and our strength.” –Dr.
Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible The loss of an unrealized dream sent me spiraling down, down into the darkness.
A darkness filled with a despair and hopelessness that I had not known before. It was safer and more comfortable for me to attribute all my grief to losing a loving mother-in-law suddenly in the beginning of 2023.
Her abrupt absence not only in my life but also in my husband’s and daughter’s lives was incredibly hard. Though the loss opened the portal of grief, there was more I hid.