Tag: grief
Top 4 Life Lessons from 2024
2024 was the Year of Plot Twists. Never would I have imagined that the second half of 2024 would look so drastically different from the first half of 2024—so much that I've opted not to make a recap video this year like I usually do on New Year's Eve, because it would be too, well, ...
Post-Breakup Reflections: Healing from Heartbreak
Even the most respectful and cordial breakups are inevitably messy—not because anyone intended it, but because the resulting emotional rollercoaster is impossible to avoid. After several months of embarking on my own healing journey, I can say that the 5 Stages of Grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) are true. And even after you ...
Wrestling with Reality: The Difficult Journey of Letting Go
One of the hardest aspects of going through a breakup or losing someone you love is the denial stage, when every part of you resists reality, because it is still too painful to fully accept. It's when the irrational part of you stubbornly clings on to the smallest shred of hope that maybe reality will ...
On Heartbreak and Grief
It's strange: you'd think that after going through heartbreaks in the past that the next time would be easier. But it never is. Each one stings just as badly as the previous one, if not more. Even though you know the post-breakup protocol sadly all too well—removing items from your place that trigger memories of ...
Letters from Past Loves
I continue to be amazed by the various times I've received what I call “letters from past loves" … or rather, long text messages that read like letters from people who are no longer in my life in the same capacity, but who continue to mutually share a profound reverence and gratitude for the fact ...
Celine Diaz: Real Talk 