PTSD: Pt. 2, Getting Help

16 March 201517 November 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

(PTSD: Pt. 1, Falling back and finding answers) About a month before hitting my "rock bottom" I had talked to our family practice doctor during an appointment for Aurelia. "How do I tell the difference between grief and depression?" I had asked her. She rattled off all the components of full-blown depression and it didn't … Continue reading PTSD: Pt. 2, Getting Help

PTSD: Pt. 1, Falling back and finding answers

15 March 201517 November 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ 2 Comments

I've been avoiding this post for...5 months now? I really should write it...bleh. Lets go. When Noah passed away I felt peace. I finally knew he was safe. I finally knew he was okay. In a way it was a relief for all three of us. The few weeks he lived after leaving our home … Continue reading PTSD: Pt. 1, Falling back and finding answers

Kids grieve too

18 April 20147 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

It's true that kids are more resilient than adults. I feel like too often though, people don't realize that kids grieve too. They feel the pain of a loss, they hurt, they miss loved ones, they suffer. They go through all of this and do it without the ability adults have to adequately verbalize or … Continue reading Kids grieve too

Life isn’t fair

2 April 20147 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ 1 Comment

Life isn't fair. I know life isn't fair, and I don't expect it to be. Lately though I've been wanting to cry and angrily yell at the universe that one thing in life is completely, unacceptably unfair. Kids should not be so acquainted with loss, with grief and with a loved one gone too soon. It's. … Continue reading Life isn’t fair