Blog · June 21, 2025
Helping Others In Their Journey
I’m honored to be one of the keynote speakers this July at The Compassionate Friends National Conference in Bellevue, Washington. People often ask me how—or why—I speak. They…
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Blog · May 29, 2025
What are we afraid of?
It’s been amazing to get the feedback from my readers and listeners of the podcast. People I would never have imagined are tuning in or reading the lessons…
Podcast · May 22, 2025
Stand in Resilience
My friend Elissa Fisher Harris was able to join me on the next episode of Lessons in Loss, Love and Resilience. We’ve spoken many times yet I thought…
Podcast · May 16, 2025
Choosing Love
Another episode of my podcast with someone I deeply admire. In her tragedy, she has chosen to focus on creating change in our world. She is the creator…
Podcast · May 12, 2025
Reunited in Resilience
Another episode of my podcast with a dear friend that our relationship grew over 20 years after we first met in college. Excited to share my podcast with…
Blog · May 6, 2025
One Last Wish
From my experience in losing my daughter and in my many, many conversations with grieving individuals, I have some advice. First I would ask you some questions as…
Blog · May 1, 2025
Be the Positive Change!
It was only days after Alaina’s murder when I was on a national news interview with my brother Adam and my sister-in-law Tamera when I said to the…
Blog · April 24, 2025
Ones to Live For
It wasn’t long after Alaina’s murder that Hannah and I were having a conversation. She looked over at me and said, “Alex does not deserve to live in…
Blog · April 23, 2025
Recent Shootings
It blows my mind that there is minimal intention to create change in what is happening in our country. The most recent shooting at the FSU campus in…
Blog · April 17, 2025
Sitting with Grief
Alaina had a friend that she had a pretty cool bond with, they were very similar in many ways. Kayley reached out to me after reading one of…
Blog · April 10, 2025
Connections in Grief Part 2
So many connections that have become a part of my story, I am sure you have the same in your journey. Some you may not realize yet. For…
Podcast · April 4, 2025
Friends in Grief
Kicking off my podcast with a dear friend that I truly wish the reason we are friends was not because we both lost loved ones to gun violence.…