The Weekly Joy 🌿| He Graduated. My Parents Weren't There.

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Hi Reader,

I just published something that I wasn't sure I wanted to write, but I did. It actually felt good to get it out.

It's called He Graduated. My Parents Weren't There.

It started as one thing and turned into another. Big moments in life have a way of carrying all the other moments we've experienced inside them. The joy and the grief don't take turns. They just show up together, and sometimes you can't control which takes over.

If you've ever been in the middle of something wonderful and felt the weight of who wasn't there to see it, I think this one will land for you.

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For you

I also want to share something with you today.

A little while back, I created a guide called When A Season Ends. It's something I made from a very real place, after losing my mom and my dog Molly close together, and finding myself in the middle of one of those emotional transitions that left me sort of numb. I think it's real and it's relatable.

If you haven't seen it yet, I want you to have it. It's something I genuinely hope helps you on whatever kind of day you're having right now.

→ Download When A Season Ends Here

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Before I go

Here's what I keep thinking about: this season of life, midlife, the kids growing up, the parents getting older, the shifting of everything we thought was settled, it's a lot.

It's a lot to feel and a lot to carry. But there is something on the other side of it that is genuinely good. I believe that. I'm living it, slowly.

I'm glad you're here for this part of it with me.

P.S. If today is one of those days where you just need one small thing to hold onto, Your Plan For Today was made for exactly that.

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