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Lynn Haraldson, Author and Writing Mentor

Lynn Haraldson, Author and Writing Mentor

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Tag: deathversary

Grief is a wild child…

March 15, 2025 ~ Lynn Haraldson ~ 1 Comment

“Grief is a wild child. You’ll never tame it, but it’s ok to let it flow through you. Better through than around. Be good to yourself, and don’t take shortcuts.”

Show Up for Goodbye

July 12, 2024 ~ Lynn Haraldson ~ 1 Comment

But hospice is its own kind of limbo, isn’t it? It’s crowded with feelings, but offers no crystal ball to tell us how we’ll feel when that life is actually over.

This is 40

March 21, 2023 ~ Lynn Haraldson ~ 2 Comments

I can’t say, “Has it been forty years already?” because when someone you love dies, even a day without them is a lifetime.

Grief Talk: Acknowledging the Date(s) (part 2)

September 28, 2022 ~ Lynn Haraldson ~ 1 Comment

Readers Respond: So many unique and inspiring ways to remember our loved ones.

Grief Talk: Acknowledging the Date(s) (part 1)

September 6, 2022 ~ Lynn Haraldson ~ 11 Comments

On April 5, the first anniversary of my dad's death, I ate a tin of kippers for breakfast. He loved kippers on saltines. I'm curious how (or if) you mark the date of death and birthday of a loved one. Are there traditions you've established or have considered establishing? How do you think about or … Continue reading Grief Talk: Acknowledging the Date(s) (part 1)

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ABOUT ME - For more than 25 years, I've been writing about love, change, grief, and (occasionally) politics, trusting that there is more that unites than divides us. When I address weight-ish issues these days, it’s through a different lens than when I wrote my Lynn’s Weigh blog (2005-2015). May it–and my scale–rest in peace.

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