& im absolutely heartbroken! 33 days later & the strength to pull through is so overwhelming- ty for this platform - & all of you sharing your heartbreaking comments. 💔 To myself: stay strong & honor my brother 💙 Billy Bob Thornton summed up how I feel & what I’m going to say: “I have to really force myself to think that things are going to be OK in terms of worrying about my family, myself or one of my friends. … There’s a melancholy in me that never goes away. I’m 50 percent happy and 50 percent sad at any given moment. … I don’t want to forget my brother. I don’t want to forget what it felt like when he died, because he deserves that — that’s how important he was to me. So, if I have to suffer and I have to be sad for the rest of my life, and if I have to be lonely without him… then that’s the way I honor him.” Today, 100% pf me will be honoring him. Oh, gosh, how I miss him dearly 😪

Today would have been Terry’s 51st. I still don’t fully know how to process this day. Because part of me resists calling it a birthday… she didn’t get another year. She didn’t get more time. And yet ignoring it feels just as wrong. This is the part of grief people don’t talk about— how we end up living between dates. The day they were born. The day they died. Both major in completely different ways. And when someone dies the way Terry did, it adds another layer of confusion. So I use today the only way that feels honest for me now— to tell the truth. She didn’t leave because she didn’t love. She didn’t leave because she didn’t care. And she didn’t leave because she “chose” to in the way people think. Her mind was unwell. She suffered an illness of the kind. And that’s how she died. And when the mind is unwell, it can become incredibly convincing. It can narrow everything down to pain… and make escape feel like the only option. That’s not a character flaw. It’s suffering. So no, I’m not celebrating in the traditional sense today. But I am honoring her— by speaking about this in a way that removes blame and replaces it with understanding. If you’ve ever felt that same tension on days like this… you’re not the only one trying to make sense of it. That’s Terry and I in the video below. 24 more hours to take advantage of Terry Birthday Giveaway and become a Globally Certified Grief Educator for $51. Link here - we NEED people like YOU http://mastergrief.com/terrybirthday

this is what sibling burial looks like I miss you so much, little brother. I am forever broken & Justin's garden …..

Tomorrow is my late partner’s birthday. She would have been 51. And every year, I try to do something that gives back. Not in a big, performative way… just in a way that feels right. Because I’ve learned this in my own life—the only way I’ve been able to change my grief… is by turning it into something that helps someone else. So this year, for her 51st birthday, I’m doing something to help you all find Purpose in your Pain. I’m opening up the solo course to become a grief coach for $51. This is your opportunity to become a globally certified grief coach, accredited in 82 countries. But more than that… this is personal for me. This is my gift to Terry. Because the way I keep her alive in my life isn’t by holding onto the past…it’s by continuing to do something meaningful with what we went through. And part of that is helping more people understand this: Grief is not the end of your story. You can grieve with more love than pain.You can rebuild meaning.You can create a new vision for your life, even after loss. And sometimes… the way we do that is by helping someone else find their way through it too. So if you’ve felt that pull… even a little… Come join us. The Secret to Living IS Giving.... Click the link below to join us as a global grief educator. Let’s do something meaningful with this 🤍. And no- you're not too early in your grief to be a Grief Educator/Coach. This course will help you heal too. Link: https://mastergrief.com/terrybirthday Warmly, T

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