The second holiday season without my mother has arrived, and although I miss her every day, this time of year is especially hard. It’s a challenging time for anyone who has lost a loved one. Loss is something that we all will face or have already faced in our lifetime, and yet we are still

One thing that I can’t quite shake is our need to tell someone who is bereaved to be strong.  The inability to allow people to feel safe when feeling a raw and honest emotion towards the loss of a loved one concerns me.  Sure, it will make you uncomfortable, but this moment and this experience

One of the ways that I decided to deal with the grief of losing my mom was to stay committed to the goals I shared with her. One of those goals was to bring Lemons 2 Lemonade back in person. I created Lemons 2 Lemonade out of a need to find a community that I

There’s a secret society of the bereaved.  Sorry if I’m spilling the beans, but this has surprised me and made me very curious. The day I shared with the world that my mother became an ancestor was when I received my invitation to this society. Texts messages and DMs welcoming me into the club. Some

I originally wrote this article for Levo.com in January 2016 after witnessing the lack of empathy around police brutality and an increase of ignorance around mass shootings. People wanted to discuss or make comments around current events at work but did not know how to talk about it without being offensive to the minority employees