by Tracy Houchins | Jun 4, 2021 | Grief
June 4, 2016 was the day. Today is a big day, an important day (to me), and one of the hardest days of the year. It’s the 5th anniversary of my daughter Chelsi Ann Ichrist’s suicide. Try as I might, I’m not able to wrangle my thoughts and feelings...
by Tracy Houchins | May 27, 2021 | Grief
Grief-ism (greef-izum) Grief-ism is a word I use to describe the many odd, strange, weird and seemingly unreasonable, irrational things that bereaved mothers do. I needed to give it a name. People might question or judge a bereaved mother as being emotionally or...