Hearing Out Life Drama  Blog

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I remember standing in the grocery store line, trying to hold it together.

My phone buzzed in my hand. The glucose alarm was going off again. I was texting quickly, asking i...

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When my father-in-law died suddenly of a heart attack, everything shifted in an instant.

There was shock. There was grief. There were so many emotions moving through the roo...

How to Support a Friend with Anxiety (Without Trying to Fix It)

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I have a friend who sometimes says, “I’m having an anxiety day.”

She trusts me enough to say that out loud. ...

There’s something sacred about the quiet that follows a baby shower. The streamers come down, the cupcakes disappear, and you’re left surrounded by diapers, soft onesies, and the promise of a new beginning. It looks like abundance. But sometimes, wha...

When we think of human needs, we tend to focus on survival: air, water, food—and maybe shelter. These are undeniably essential. But they aren’t the only needs people have.

To truly thrive—to feel alive and connected and whole—we also need emotional ...

There’s a kind of work that doesn’t show up on a to-do list—but still takes everything you’ve got.

It’s the thought work. The remembering. The planning. The anticipating.
It’s the “we’re low on toothpaste,” the “whose birthday is this weekend,” and t...