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Very Much Alive, Part 5
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Very Much Alive, Part 5

This post is part of a series of journal entries written throughout my mother’s two-and-a-half-year experience with cancer. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4 here.  Navigating Life After Death After we scattered my mom’s ashes, I returned home to the Miami area to resume caring for my 4-year-old and…

What You Need to Know About Life Insurance
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What You Need to Know About Life Insurance

I don’t sell life insurance and nobody is paying me to share this. As a death doula, I understand the peace-of-mind life insurance can bring to loved ones left to wrap up your affairs after you die, and I want to simplify the buying process for you. The sooner you buy life insurance, the better,…

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of Post-Traumatic Growth
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The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of Post-Traumatic Growth

  One of the biggest things I struggled with after my mom died was dealing with people who had not experienced anything similar and/or had zero compassion for the grieving. (You’d be surprised how many people have experienced a death and still aren’t extending any “get-out-of-jail-free” passes when they see someone walking a path they…