Courtney WolosoninWriting 340WP4: Telling the Hard StoryI have always taken great joy in the act of writing. Writing makes me confident, comfortable even. I’ve always been able to express myself…Dec 7, 2023Dec 7, 2023
Courtney WolosonWP3 REVISED: Forgiveness in Action: A Humanizing Approach to Criminal JusticeI’ve long identified the virtue of forgiveness as a core component of my identity. The most pivotal moments in my life, the very fiber of…Dec 2, 2023Dec 2, 2023
Courtney WolosonWP1 REVISED: Mourning and MendingOn my first day of senior year of high school, my father dropped off a gift for me in my mailbox: “I thought you’d like to kick off senior…Dec 2, 2023Dec 2, 2023
Courtney WolosonPost 6: The Temptation of Nihilism as Demonstrated in DaffodilThe song from Dance Fever that stood out to me most was Track 10, Daffodil. In particular, I was enchanted by and resonated with the raw…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
Courtney WolosoninWriting 340Forgiveness in Action: A Humanizing Approach to Criminal JusticeI’ve long identified the virtue of forgiveness as a core component of my identity. The most pivotal moments in my life, the very fiber of…Nov 18, 2023Nov 18, 2023
Courtney WolosonPOST 4: A Comment on the Threshold of Naivety and AdulthoodThe theme in the short essays from Steve Martin that I found myself returning to is the tug-of-war between simplicity and…Oct 20, 2023Oct 20, 2023
Courtney WolosoninWriting 340Portrait of a Dying Man: An Exploration of Ambiguous LossPart I: https://medium.com/@woloson/the-beginning-of-the-end-667b80fdf2aaOct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023
Courtney WolosonBody Meets Mind: A Deepening DeteriorationThe normalization of my ambivalence was propelled by my father’s deteriorating physical health. His body had caught up with his mind, and…Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023
Courtney WolosonThe Invisible IllnessThe same sense of helplessness of anticipatory loss bleeds into Type 2 ambiguous loss. I observed my father slipping away before my eyes…Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023
Courtney WolosonA Clinical ExplorationThe uncertainty of the grief that I now experience is the result of a clinical theory entitled ambiguous loss. Ambiguous loss is the…Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023