From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die The necessity to separate When my mother fired the nanny, I lost not only my nanny, but also the possibility of affection for...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die I had no model for a loving relationship As an adolescent, I understood that my father had no interest whatsoever in raising a...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die A moral tale My client was a widow of 74, dying of cancer and with an only son who had not visited in...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die With hindsight… With hindsight, I find that the first four months of my breakup from Laura was the one period of my life...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die The polluted fishbowl At the beginning of my marriage to Elise, three years ago, I asked her to reserve her vacation time to...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die I read, I walk, I swim, I sleep, I heal. I read novels, I walk the cliffs with my friends, I swim with...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die Letting go, separating, at last For ten months, I have been waiting for a clarification that you won’t or can’t give me. When...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die A healing conversation with my ancestors Last month, I discovered a love letter my husband wrote to another woman, confirming my suspicion. That...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die The price to pay for self-denial Since we got together five years ago, Bob has never paid his share of the rent, nor...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die A turtle dying in its shell Last night, having some regrets at the way she treated me when I delivered her package, Laura...