I posted this on Facebook on November 17, 2015, and within a day it had been seen by over 1 million people and shared over 6k times. So I figured it was time to put it in a blog so […]
December 22…. Five years ago tonight, by a quiet fireplace he looked deep into my eyes and asked me to be his wife. He was well aware of my journey thus far, my pain, my heartache, my young children, his […]
HAVING A SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH IN-LAWS AFTER
NIGHTCLUB WIDOW ACCEPTANCE I remember being desperate for adult conversation after I lost my husband. He was my best friend and the loneliness was breathtaking. Who I was able to have a conversation with was up for debate after his […]
FINDING REASONS TO GIVE THANKS A look back at Michelle’s Second Thanksgiving Post Loss Surrounded by friends and family today feeling overwhelmed with emotions both good and bad, cherishing every second with so many wonderful people yet missing the one […]
FATHER’S DAY 2012 Something I have vowed, since I lost Mitch, is that I will celebrate these days in his honor. My husband LOVED life and he loved to explore, so I’ve dedicated my life to honoring his way of […]
BOSTON HEARTBREAK There will always be moments in a lifetime when we will remember where we were at the time we heard the devastating news. Guest writer and veteran runner, R.J. Lott shares his emotional processing after the devastating Boston […]
PARALLEL UNIVERSE AND THE GIFTS OF GRIEF Written in 2014 this post looks back at the feelings I had as I morphed from one world to another. An important process in the grief journey. For the most part, I have […]
THE GIVING TREE We all have a tree that is bearing its fruit, giving us life, shading us from the elements. The question is, will you see the value of your tree before it’s just a stump in the forest?
MICHELLE’S HUFFINGTON POST ARTICLES Michelle is a regular contributor for the Huffington Post. Below is a list of all her articles you will find published @HuffPost. How Fitness Helped Me Grieve and Start My Life Over Again http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-e-steinke/one-fit-widow-_b_5514790.html Brown-Eyed Boy […]
