Bereaved But Still Me
Bereaved But Still Me
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Across the Road: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Staying Close
A son who could make you laugh, a heart that worked harder than most, and a mother who still talks to him across the road. We’re joined by Connie Wilhoit, who shares the story of her son David, born with a complex congenital heart defect and ra...
Kelly’s Wings: Love, Loss, and the Legacy That Lives On
A child can change a room with a smile, and Kelly Corbly did that everywhere she went. She was five years old, curly-haired, dog-obsessed, and fearless about loving people others avoided. Then one night, what looked like a bad dream became a me...
A Vietnam Widow At 19 Finds A Way Forward
A telegram at the door can split your life into “before” and “after.” Ellen M. Laura knows that moment intimately. At 19, she’s newly married, writing letters to her husband Brian in Vietnam, dreaming about California and a future that finally ...
Grief Through Two Lenses: Therapist and Survivor
The weirdest part of grief is how quickly we start judging it. Too much crying means you’re “not coping.” Not enough crying means you “didn’t love them enough.” And if you laugh for a moment, it can feel like betrayal. We sit with all of that h...
When A Dream Shuts Down: Grieving A Business Closure After COVID-19
A studio can be more than a business. It can be your calendar, your friendships, your creative outlet, your sense of worth, and the place where you watch other people become themselves. When that disappears overnight, the grief is real, even if...