Good mourning! 

My adult life has been punctuated by the devastating loss of my best friends. My sister was a brilliant engineer on track to becoming a NASA astronaut, who tragically died on her morning commute. Years later, as I was living my dream in Europe, my mom had a cardiac arrest and my European life was suddenly uprooted. Their deaths filled me with pain, sorrow, and anger-- and unlike other cultures, mine did not teach me how to cope. I had to learn those skills the hard way, and I’m sharing my lessons learned here in the hopes that it helps one of my readers. Since waves of grief may last indefinitely, do check back to see additional insight and resources I provide here, so we all may have a Good Mourning!

Summaries of the lessons I've learned:

The sky's no limit - feeling inspired from the life of a loved one

Bereaving has no timeline - taking ample time to process the influx of emotions

Finding the write way - journaling brings clarity, closure, and catharsis 

Smell (or look at) the roses - interacting with or simply observing nature has proven benefits