I recently came across a speech from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Her speech, addressed to the 2016 graduating class of Berkeley, gave a personal account of her journey through grief and the perseverance she found in its depths. She unexpectedly lost her husband during a family vacation. While ... View Post

I've needed to write this for a long time. If not for you, then for me. I turn 29 in a few weeks and the upcoming date has been staring at me from my planner for months. Although I've decorated the calendar block with exclamation points and underlines, if I were being honest, it would be filled with ... View Post

My dad died seven years and three months ago. Writing it down is almost as painful as saying it out loud. That sentence, simple in nature, still shocks me. A sentence that simple does not do the grief justice. To some, the sentence does not carry much weight. To me, the sentence is a reflection of ... View Post

I have to confess–I know pretty much nothing about marriage–although I would also confess that one point in time, I thought I knew a lot about marriage. So if you’re looking for one of those advice letters from a couple who just celebrated their 65th anniversary and will probably die holding hands, ... View Post

Earlier this year, I wrote a post about how I found authenticity in my faith. My dad passed away suddenly, unexpectedly and unfortunately—even after I swore to God I would live a better life if his life was saved. I talked about how I came to realize that faith isn’t a concept in which we ... View Post

Did you know that they say that fights occur 10 percent because of difference in opinion and 90 percent because of how we approach and deliver our argument? That means that a large majority of fights are due to the way we fight, not what we fight about. While there may not be hard evidence to ... View Post