Welcome to Heartfelt Healing.
If you’re new here, this page is the best place to start. My mom died on March 22, 2022, but this blog began in January 2024. I began posting on the second anniversary of her cancer diagnosis, and have continued since.
On this page, the posts are available in chronological order, from oldest to newest, and continue through each part of my grief journey to present day.
As you read through, you may witness the growth, shifts, and healing that have happened since I first started writing. This blog has always been a place for me to process grief, stay connected to my mom, and make sense of life as it continues to unfold.
2024
January 13, 2024 - Diagnosis Day - [link]
January 13, 2024 - We Bereaved Are Not Alone - [link]
January 14, 2024 - 10 Things About My Mom, Lee Ann - [link]
January 14, 2024 - Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds - [link]
January 14, 2024 - How Are You? "Good" - [link]
January 14, 2024 - The Shower is a Sanctuary for Tears [link]
January 16, 2024 - Life is Hard... but I can do hard things - [link]
January 17, 2024 - In Tune with Grief: A Playlist for the Hard Days - [link]
January 18, 2024 - "I Am Still Right Here With You" - [link]
January 22, 2024 - 22 Months, 22 Memories, on the 22nd - [link]
January 22, 2024 - My Anchor - [link]
January 25, 2024 - A Tropical Tribute in Costa Rica - [link]
January 26, 2024 - Dear Amanda, Love Mom - [link]
January 27, 2024 - Dear Mom, Love Amanda - [link]
January 31, 2024 - When Everyday Feels like a "First" - [link]
February 4, 2024 - Cry because it's over AND smile because it happened - [link]
February 7, 2024 - From Mourning to Meetings - [link]
February 14, 2024 - I refuse to call cancer a "fight" - [link]
February 15, 2024 - WWMD - [link]
February 15, 2024 - Ask me about my favourite memories of Mom - [link]
February 19, 2024 - Fear - [link]
February 22, 2024 - All of the "tomato" moments of grief - [link]
February 26, 2024 - The story of her life > The story of her death - [link]
March 2, 2024 - I really miss my mom - [link]
March 3, 2024 - Everything doesn't happen for a reason - [link]
March 7, 2024 - "Missing you comes in waves, and tonight I'm drowning" - [link]
March 9, 2024 - The Grieving Extrovert - [link]
March 17, 2024 - The Evolution of My Grief - [link]
March 22, 2024 - March 22, 2022: The day Mom passed away - [link]
March 22, 2024 - March 22, 2023: 12 things I've learned since Mom passed away - [link]
March 22, 2024 - March 22, 2024: 12 things I'd do if I had just one more day... - [link]
March 23, 2024 - Embracing Legacy: Honouring Mom and my Ukrainian roots - [link]
March 30, 2024 - I go to counselling! - [link]
April 12, 2024 - "Doing" terrible vs "Feeling" terrible - [link]
April 17, 2024 - I grieve hard because I love hard - [link]
April 22, 2024 - "Why do all grandmas die?": Reflections from a conversation with a 6 year old - [link]
May 2, 2024 - Mother's Day Marketing - [link]
May 8, 2024 - A Heartwarming Adventure - [link]
May 12, 2024 - Happy Mother's Day, Mom - [link]
May 12, 2024 - Is Heaven real? - [link]
May 21, 2024 - The Island: Mom's Favourite Place on Earth - [link]
May 22, 2024 - Gardens of Love and Legacy - [link]
May 23, 2024 - The Greatest Compliments - [link]
May 24, 2024 - Never Say Goodbye - [link]
May 29, 2024 - Bittersweet Birthdays - [link]
June 5, 2024 - I need my mom - [link]
June 6, 2024 - Her words reminded me I wasn't alone... - [link]
June 13, 2024 - Presence vs Presents - [link]
June 17, 2024 - Happy birthday to my husband, Jeff - [link]
June 19, 2024 - 5 months and 50 blog posts later - [link]
June 21, 2024 - Each new terror I face will soften eventually - [link]
June 22, 2024 - Why I say Mom "died" instead of "passed away" - [link]
June 23, 2024 - Trauma - [link]
July 1, 2024 - Wendy's Chocolate Frosty - [link]
July 5, 2024 - Honouring My Parents' Love - [link]
July 8, 2024 - Do you believe in signs? - [link]
July 9, 2024 - Pixar's "Inside Out" and Grief - [link]
July 11, 2024 - Linking Objects - [link]
July 21, 2024 - Millie, my four-legged best friend - [link]
August 5, 2024 - Volunteering at Grief Camp - [link]
August 12, 2024 - Cupcake for Mom's (Gramma's) Birthday - [link]
August 14, 2024 - Finding Comfort in the Storm: My Grief Coping Mechanisms - [link]
August 31, 2024 - A Visit From Mom's Memory - [link]
September 8, 2024 - Remembering My Best Friend's Dad, Peter - [link]
September 9, 2024 - The Begging, the Questions, and the Overwhelming Emotions - [link]
September 9, 2024 - Say Her Name, Say Her Name! - [link]
September 12, 2024 - Anxiety Around Death and Dying - [link]
September 14, 2024 - A Concept I'm Learning in Counselling: Trusting Myself - [link]
October 6, 2024 - Grateful, not lucky... - [link]
October 6, 2024 - Right in the middle: Thanksgiving 2020 - [link]
October 21, 2024 - "The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief." - [link]
October 30, 2024 - "Put Your Mask On First" - The Analogy of Self-Compassion - [link]
November 4, 2024 - Denial - [link]
November 5, 2024 - Perspective - [link]
November 14, 2024 - Haunting and Healing - [link]
November 16, 2024 - She will always be my favourite - [link]
November 19, 2024 - National Grief & Bereavement Day: Remember, Reflect, Connect - [link]
November 25, 2024 - My favourite picture - [link]
December 10, 2024 - The Magic of Mom at Christmas - [link]
December 24, 2024 - When it feels like she died all over again - [link]
December 31, 2024 - It's Not the Same - [link]
2025
January 4, 2025 - A Yeaer of Blogging Through Grief - [link]
January 13, 2025 - New Year Reflection - [link]
February 12, 2025 - ParentS - Plural - [link]
February 20, 2025 - I Have Big News -- "You Should Be Here" - [link]
February 22, 2025 - Becoming A Mom Without My Mom - [link]
February 24, 2025 - Dear Amanda, Love Mom 2.0 - [link]
March 2, 2025 - When a Guest List Becomes a Grief List - [link]
March 3, 2025 - Grief Lessons - [link]
March 5, 2025 - The First 22nd I Missed - [link]
March 22, 2025 - March 22, 2025: 12 lessons from Mom about being a mom - [link]
March 24, 2025 - Happy Birthday, Grandma! - [link]
April 15, 2025 - It's a Girl! - [link]
April 15, 2025 - Halfway to Baby, and Missing My Mom More Than Ever - [link]
May 7, 2025 - Caught Off Guard - [link]
May 11, 2025 - Mother's Day, Year Four: Then, Now, and What's to Come - [link]
May 12, 2025 - My Steady Ground in Grief: A Letter to my Therapist - [link]
May 29, 2025 - The Meaning of a Birthday - [link]
June 19, 2025 - If I Could Hitch a Ride On a Time Machine - [link]
June 20, 2025 - A Year Ago Today - [link]
June 23, 2025 - A Shower of Love (And a Few Tears) - [link]
July 1, 2025 - Mom's Outlook on Death - "Beat You There" by Will Dempsey - [link]
July 6, 2025 - The Hands That Hold Her - [link]
July 7, 2025 - When I see Mother's and Daughters: Signs of Healing (Part 1) - [link]
August 12, 2025 - Keeping Mom's Love Alive on Her Birthday - [link]
August 21, 2025 - "I couldn't do it without my mom" - [link]
August 27, 2025 - Charlee Ann is Born! - [link]
September 8, 2025 - Holding my Daughter, Missing My Mother - [link]
September 19, 2025 - Love you more - [link]
September 22, 2025 - Her Number on File - [link]
September 27, 2025 - Dear Charlee, Love Mom - [link]
October 7, 2025 - Turning Pages Without Her - [link]
October 13, 2025 - Waking up in Grief - [link]
October 16, 2025 - Words I Resonate So Deeply With - [link]
October 26, 2025 - The Freshest Grief - [link]
November 2, 2025 - The Power of Senses - [link]
November 11, 2025 - When Grief Brings People Together - [link]
December 1, 2025 - Dear Mom, I need you - [link]
December 1, 2025 - Shove down the feelings - [link]
December 15, 2025 - Let Yourself Be Held - [link]
December 21, 2025 - Keep Buying the Ornament - [link]
December 29, 2025 - A Conversation Starter at the Christmas Dinner Table - [link]
2026
January 4, 2026 - Dear Charlee, Love Gramma (from Heaven) - [link]
January 13, 2026 - January 13: Choosing Healing on the Hardest Day - [link]
January 14, 2026 - Acceptance without Peace - [link]
February 15, 2026 - Resentment - [link]
March 3, 2026 - Anything I Wanted - [link]
March 3, 2026 - Hijacking no more - [link]
March 6, 2026 - Can't Call Your Mom - [link]
March 18, 2026 - Grief by the pool - [link]
March 19, 2026 - Thanks, Mom (I guess) - [link]
March 22, 2026 - March 22, 2026: 12 things I want Charlee to know about Mom - [link]
March 28, 2026 - Perogie Day: for all the "one days" we didn't get - [link]
April 10, 2026 - Layered Grief - Miss you, Auntie Debbie - [link]
April 25, 2026 - The Closet, The Clothes, The Timing: What she left for me to find - [link]
May 9, 2026 - My first Mother's Day as a Mom Without My Mom - [link]
May 29, 2026 - Mom Cost Me Hundreds of Dollars - [link]
June 7, 2026 - Honouring Her, Step by Step - [link]
June 18, 2026 - Or Rather, Someone [link]
June 30, 2026 - The Reassurance You Didn't Even Have to Ask for [link]
July 3, 2026 - It Started with a Grapefruit [link]
July 6, 2026 - The Version of Me She Never Met [link]
July 7, 2026 - Ask the Questions [link]
July 8, 2026 - 150 Posts Later [link]
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