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Oct 31 min read
COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 10
“I love making people feel good, but after Matthew died, I couldn't imagine how I was going to do that again. It didn't feel possible."
Oct 21 min read
COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 9
"I've had to forgive myself for that, because I’m someone who wants to be the best at everything."
Oct 12 min read
COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 8
"I love my connection to my tattoos. And it's the one tattoo that I know my grandmother would not kill me for.”
Sep 302 min read
COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 7
"Two days later, Matthew passed. And I knew I wanted to get a tattoo in his honor."
Sep 292 min read
COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 6
“I do believe in a higher power. But one of the worst things people with faith can say to someone who's grieving is ‘He's in a better place'
Sep 281 min read
COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 5
"I think underneath, I fear feeling sad all the time."
Sep 271 min read
COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 4
“I am learning to forgive myself for not being perfect at grieving. And to forgive myself for not knowing what I needed."
Sep 261 min read
COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 3
“When you're grieving like this, you feel like there's no end in sight. You feel like you're going to start crying and you’ll never stop."
Sep 252 min read
COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 2
"I remember thinking, ‘How do these people not know that the best little person in the world isn't here anymore?’
Sep 242 min read
COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 1
"I had this preconceived notion that I was going to do grief really, really, well. That I was going to be The Best Griever."
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To help make talking about our mental health challenges
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