Please share your experiences and feel free to engage in respectful debate and dialogue. I'm hoping that really engaging in conversation about some of these things (think of it as free and anonymous group therapy) can be healing, for those participating and those just reading and taking it in. And always remember, if you feel uncertain about something you wish to share or ask, that you can post anonymously if you wish.

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This week:

First, let me thank you all for your patience with my absence as I struggled through a new job in addition to my old job (all in the same 40 hours a week!) and the first anniversary of Gabriel's birth and death. I appreciate so much all the comforting words and thoughts I received, even though I wasn't really in a place to respond.

For me, you all are still the most amazing, understanding people. I feel so blessed to be a part of the Glow community.

One of the things that weighs on me heavily is the question of healing. What is healing after such a loss? At the beginning I could not comprehend it, not the shape of it or the feelings of it. Now, a year down our garden path, I'm still wondering. I feel like I'm beginning to have a vague idea, but I'm well aware that healing - like peace - is not a neatly wrapped package with a pretty bow. It's transitional and means different things at different times.

What does healing look like to you? How does it feel? Do you think there will come a moment when you are healed or do you think that is merely a societal construct like 'moving on'?