by Tambre Leighn | Dec 24, 2021 | Wellbeing
If I close my eyes, I can be there again. Twenty-one years ago. The darkness creeping in, a small Christmas tree on a coffee table, presents stacked to the side. It was a blessing that we didn’t know. We didn’t know it would be our last one together. The last...
by Tambre Leighn | Feb 14, 2021 | Wellbeing
Twenty years on, it still sneaks up on me. Grief. Unannounced. It catches in my throat. It’s the moment when I write the date, February 9th, and remember it’s his birthday. It’s the realization that twenty years ago today, February 14th, he was told the news that his...
by Tambre Leighn | Apr 1, 2020 | Communications, Grief Recovery, Personal Essay
“How are you?” Three simple words. A normal everyday greeting for most. But for those whose world is crumbling, it can trigger the monkey mind into high gear. I remember this question rendering me speechless in the early days of my loss. The barista at Starbucks or...
by Tambre Leighn | Jul 8, 2019 | Grief Recovery
“Grief is very personal” – LuAnna Grief is very personal. It’s not something people are comfortable with. I don’t necessarily talk about my grief because I see how others shy away. It seems like they don’t know what to do or say. I...
by Tambre Leighn | Jul 5, 2019 | Grief Recovery
Part 1 of 2 An unexpected connection The myriad of ways that human beings deal with grief is astounding, inspiring, breathtaking. Somehow, we take the unimaginable and find a way to go on. I love featuring stories of people who have faced difficult challenges and...