I have thought a lot about trauma and the dissolution of identity through grief and enormous loss. I have made the decision that no one can understand what it means to lose a mother a husband a career a beloved home and everything I ever dreamed of in the course of one year -

You may never read this, among the other supportive words people will post, but I have and will always appreciate how you and your work have guided my own path. I understand not wanting help — I do the same. But, if you need a stranger to listen, *please* contact me.