When Their Animals Die
"Why, why, why does this hurt so much?!" She begged me to help her understand why the death of her daughter's dog, two years later, was...
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Dr Jo
- Jul 18, 2020
- 2 min
Vegan Pizza and Grief
This is a story about keeping our hearts open, even when they are broken, and the willingness to connect with others. Yesterday, I went...
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Dr Jo
- Jul 18, 2020
- 2 min
Pedagogical Humanity
This article comes at a very good time indeed. Why? Because in the last 48 hours, I've received four emails from providers ill-prepared...
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Dr Jo
- Jul 18, 2020
- 8 min
Of Course. Grief is Complicated.
The sun is simple. A sword is simple. A storm is simple. Behind everything simple is a huge tail of complicated.-Terry Pratchett Names...
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Dr Jo
- Jul 18, 2020
- 2 min
Grief is a Bone Marrow Wound
In May of 2016, I took a hard fall and broke my arm in two places. I tore my shirt (landed in a bush tree), ripping easily through the...
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Dr Jo
- Jul 18, 2020
- 5 min
The necessity of extraordinarily connecting experiences
I cry easily often and with great ease. I always say that my superpower is that I feel. This past week, I was in Aspen and Glenwood...
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