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Karen DeBonis

Karen DeBonis

Pandemic Brain — Karen DeBonis

I recently had an aha moment about the pandemic. It came after days of typing and clicking on my laptop without producing or accomplishing…

Aug 11, 2020

Pandemic Brain — Karen DeBonis

Aug 11, 2020

Karen DeBonis

Post-traumatic growth-the end of the pandemic tunnel? — Karen DeBonis

I’ve been thinking about that phrase, “The light at the end of the tunnel.” At this stage of the pandemic, I can still see the light, but…

May 13, 2020

Post-traumatic growth-the end of the pandemic tunnel? — Karen DeBonis

May 13, 2020

Karen DeBonis

Making Meaning-the Sixth Stage of Grief

Last week, I wrote about my pandemic grief, and the podcast that helped me identify that feeling. Many of you acknowledged that you were…

Apr 29, 2020

Making Meaning-the Sixth Stage of Grief

Apr 29, 2020

Karen DeBonis

Stages of Grief during COVID-19

Are you still struggling? Me too.

Apr 22, 2020

Stages of Grief during COVID-19

Apr 22, 2020

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An old introvert learns new tricks.

Before my mom died, she and my dad regularly ate lunch in the dining room of their senior facility. Mom didn’t have the energy to make it…

Oct 14, 2019

An old introvert learns new tricks.

Oct 14, 2019

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Golden moments are the silver lining of the “golden years.”

Reflections on the day Mom died.

Oct 9, 2019

Three pairs of legs resting on an ottoman, a walker in the background.

Oct 9, 2019

Karen DeBonis

Generational People-pleasing

When I was little, the Avon lady came calling for my mom. I remember being about six years old, in shorts and a dirty shirt from playing…

Sep 16, 2019

Girl with the pearl earring paiting

Sep 16, 2019

Karen DeBonis

Writing about family

I need an outlet for personal writing. Is Medium it?

Sep 11, 2019

Chess board

Sep 11, 2019

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Happy Anniversary to us.

Thirty-seven years today.

Sep 4, 2019

Happy Anniversary to us.

Sep 4, 2019

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An absent writer returns.

It’s been over a year since I wrote regularly on Medium, but I’m back for several reasons.

Aug 25, 2019

An absent writer returns.

Aug 25, 2019

Karen DeBonis

Karen DeBonis

My memoir “Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived" was released in May 2023. Sign up for my newsletter at www.karendebonis.com

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