I will not focus on the "firsts" as this is the first Christmas without my mother. There are a lot of people who make a big deal of telling me this. Instead I will focus on the way that she lived.
I will pay special attention on making sure to carry on the traditions that we have during the Christmas holiday: exchanging gifts with family, calling those that are not close, and simply enjoying the day as best as I can.
The thing that I'll miss most is not hearing her voice, especially her voice. I've always at least been able to talk to her even if I couldn't see her.
Until this year.
I'll use every coping mechanism in the book to deal with that... until they don't work.
Then I'll simply have to go through it.
The lesson here is that it'll be tough, but I can do it.
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Episode 217 - The Fog of Grief
Episode 216 - Does the Grief Ever Stop Hurting So Much?
Episode 215 - Grief Platitudes Revisited... Where Have I Been
Episode 214 - Those Who've Been Forgotten In Grief
Episode 213 - A Birthday, An American President, and Grief...and Maybe Hope
Episode 212 - In Grief, Asking for Help is Still A Struggle
Episode 211 - Grief and trhe Things We Tthink That We Can't Do
Episosde 210 - A Fire, COVID, and Grief
Episode 209 - Speaking On What Caused Your Grief
Episode 208 - Speaking Grief... A Conversation With Lindsey Whissel Fenton
Episode 207 - The Continuing Education Credits of Grief
Episode 206 - In Grief, I still Struggle With Some Things
Episode 205 - Grief and the Apology Letter
Episode 204 - In Grief, Forever is Not Always Forever
Bonus: My Father's Day Appearance On The Bereavement Room Podcast
Episode 203 - We Are Not Always Together In Grief
Episode 202 - Riots, Understanding and Grief
Episode 201 - The Evolution Of Grief
Episode 200 - Even in Grief, Change Changes
Episode 199 - COVID-19 And Grief Are More Related Than I Realized
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