Abigail Carter: the Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow’s Transformation

Well my darling girl. You are 14 today. I watch you in awe, amazed at your grace, beauty good humor (and sometimes bad humor), and intelligence. It is an incredible experience to watch you grow into a woman (I know you are cringing at my saying that), but its...

I was asked several months ago by an old high school friend, and ex-Microsoftie to join his new start-up, donning the hat I once donned for Audible.com. Sort of Web usability specialist/project manager type. Well, though I played a very small role, this start-up has launched to great fanfare....

I received a lovely email today from someone who had heard my interview on CBC, thanking me for writing the book. I am so gratified. Her cousin had recently lost her husband and her two young boys are facing their first Father’s Day without him. I was asked how...

Today I have been humbled by emails and letters that I have received from people who heard my May 9th interview on Shelagh Roger’s CBC Radio show, Sounds Like Canada. Hear Part 1 and Part 2. I received a beautiful hand-made card from Bill in Saskatchewan, who writes, “Your...

I am thinking of teaching Carter about meditation. He has slid back into being the terrified 3 year old of our post 9/11 days. He doesn’t want to let me out of his sight. He has a baseball game tonight, one that I can’t attend because I am helping...

I have been asked recently to state my passion in life and to me it seems an odd question. The question rankles because we seem to be equating passion these days with a form of happiness. “Follow your bliss” is the new Joseph-Campbell-induced mantra. But I can’t help wondering...

I have begun to receive some lovely, heart-wrenching emails from people who have endured hard losses in their pasts. I am humbled that my story is touching people enough for them to send me their thoughts. I could not have hoped for more. ...