Reader, When a loved one passes it can stir up lots of feelings depending on the relationship. You might feel physical pain from the loss. You might avoid and completely distract yourself with work or taking care of the "business" of things they left behind. Everyone has different ways of coping. Then there is the anniversaries, the holidays, and traditions that change. Sometimes you don't know how to grieve because the relationship was complicated or hard. Here's the thing, there is no right...

Reader, Happy almost 2024! We are nearly there in California. This is a bittersweet day for me. I spent some of it in reflection on a hike in the mountains. I experienced gratitude for the last seven years of time in Los Angeles. It's my 7-year anniversary living here in LA. I've grown and reconnected with myself. I know myself more deeply. I am proud of the woman I am today. If you haven't already, could you create a new year ritual for yourself? This can look like quiet time, writing, being...

Reader, You know that first feeling of meeting someone? You get so excited just thinking about them, fall in love, and before you know it you are celebrating your anniversary together. Somewhere along the way we might wake up and not remember who we are after being in a relationship. It's a common thing actually. We start to lose ourselves in the midst of building a relationship and life with someone else. It's when the break-ups happen we see sometimes massive transformations. People look...