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Stop Telling Me To Heal — I’m Quietly Adapting

Separating from someone we love and care about is a lifelong experience that we endure many times. We begin life with a separation from…

6 min readMay 6, 2024

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I Love My Scar — Finally, My Outside Matches My Inside

Metaphors are often used in therapy as tools for understanding emotional traumas. They can be used to reframe and shift perspectives for a…

3 min readJul 28, 2023

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100 Things I Learned During The First Year After My Daughter Died

One year ago today, my youngest daughter Orli died almost exactly six months after her 19th birthday. Before that terrible phone call…

7 min readFeb 12, 2023

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When Joy and Tragedy Meet

Seeing the Light Despite the Darkness

4 min readMar 5, 2024

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How Learning To Play Guitar Is Helping Me Heal

My family saved my life — playing guitar soothes my soul

5 min readApr 24, 2024

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What Do I Do With All Her Things?

These unopened boxes lie heavily on my soul

6 min readApr 6, 2024

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What Do I Do With All Her Things?

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Like A Cherry Blossom — Life is Beautiful But Fleeting

Love is like cherry blossoms… they bloom at the first promise of the spring, they beautify even the most grey landscape, they scatter at…

3 min readMar 19, 2024

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Like A Cherry Blossom — Life is Beautiful But Fleeting

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100 More Things I Learned During The Second Year After My Daughter Died

Today marks two years since my daughter died. The shock has lessened slightly but not the pain. I see her so alive in my mind while holding…

8 min readFeb 11, 2024

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Mosaic of Grief

A Collection Of Poems

6 min readFeb 5, 2024

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Losing Your Child Is Like Suffering Death By 1000 Cuts

When your child dies you first feel a searing, stabbing, wrenching, gutting pain that seems unsurvivable. It feels like a major artery has…

4 min readJan 23, 2024

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Timna Sheffey

Timna Sheffey

My goal is to promote awareness, inspire change, and provide comfort and clarity when possible. This has been a valuable tool for self-reflection and healing.

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