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Living proof that good things come to those who are late.

Dear Janet

December 7, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Dear Janet, To say I was blindsided the day you died last year would be an understatement, and fittingly would be exactly how you died. (Somehow the impact it had on me was more important than the one that took you out? This is what grief does to us.) It was first thing in the…

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Posted by Chel24 / Filed In: Life
Tagged: death, friendship, grief, tragedy

Anxiety is Not What I Thought it Was

August 8, 2020 · 4 Comments

“Anxiety” wasn’t a buzzword when I was growing up the way it is today. Maybe we just didn’t have a word for what was going on or maybe it wasn’t as common of an affliction. Everything’s so much faster-paced now and there’s so much instant gratification that it’s possible anxiety just wasn’t as wide-reaching back…

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Posted by Chel24 / Filed In: Life
Tagged: anxiety, depression, grief, mental illness, Nervous By Nature, podcast

What Writing an Obituary Can Teach You

February 8, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Writing an obituary can be a gift to the writer, but what if you were to write your own?

In rifling through my mother’s files of important paperwork after her death, it became clear which details of her life really mattered to her. A true nomad, she relocated countless times, getting rid of more and more of the unessential as the years went on. After her terminal diagnosis, her few belongings were pared down…

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Posted by Chel24 / Filed In: Life
Tagged: death, grief, legacy, mental health, obituaries, yolo

Looking Back on a Year of Joy

December 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Despite profound depression, anxiety and loss, I’d still consider my Year of Joy a success. It set me up for success for the rest of my life. You can have the same.

I kicked off 2019 with a declaration that it would be the Year of Joy, and in doing so (of course) I ushered in a series of tests and resistance to it. Despite profound depression, anxiety and loss, I’d still consider my Year of Joy a success. It taught me how to actively seek out…

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Posted by Chel24 / Filed In: Life
Tagged: 2019, 2020, grief, joy, joyful, mental health, perspective, self help, self-care, therapy, Year of Joy

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