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Those who know me and my family well, understand our crazy good life. Spectators wonder, and sometimes negatively judge, who we are and what we do. In a book addressing death, there also is an [...]

Below, my late husband, Cary, and I in our camping clothes at a pristine lake in British Columbia, Canada on August 7, 1996. Every Friday afternoon I blog about my recently published “grief [...]

For many reasons, the divorce rate for a married couple who have had a child die is significantly higher than the norm (approximately 70% compared to 50% rate). Women and men grieve differently. [...]

Below, our family in 1993 before baby Abby’s birth and death in 1995. How could I help them understand and cope with our overwhelming loss of her? I am just a common person, sometimes [...]