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Conversation 5: Showing Up Anyway: Because Life Isn’t Waiting

Hello, my Blossomers!  So… what are we supposed to do when life completely blindsides us? (Serious question. Because if anybody has the handbook, please pass it over.) This year, life threw me into a storm I wasn’t ready for — losing my mom in February changed everything. And when I say everything, I mean everything. The world didn’t just feel different — I felt different. Broken. Shaky. Some nights, unslept. Some days, just… blank. And somehow, in the middle of that wreckage, I’m still supposed to be a mom. I am still supposed to get up. Still supposed to live. Let’s face it, the bills won’t stop and last time I looked (and googled) around, ain’t too many people giving large sums of money for you to grief properly.   But how though? How are we supposed to “just keep going” when it feels like every step forward hurts? How are we supposed to inspire our kids when we’re sitting there wondering if we even believe the pep talks ourselves? How do you show up for life when you don’t...