Rebecca Feinglos
Just me, myself, and COVID
I didn't think I could do it. Just be… Alone. It's part of what kept me from leaving my toxic marriage sooner: the fear of being by...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Apr 7, 2022
- 4 min
Making Mother's Day Meaningful for the Motherless: The Mother's Day Project
Mother’s Day for me has been angry, bitter, and resentful. For most people, Mother's Day doesn't conjure up these feelings. But for those...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Mar 30, 2022
- 1 min
A little bit about Grieve Leave on ABC-11
Thank you to Joe Mazur and ABC-11 for sharing a little bit about my journey and about my dad. You can watch the segment below. Let's go...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Mar 21, 2022
- 6 min
Why I’m Opting Out Of Hustle Culture To Grieve
Red and blue lights spun behind me as my eyes darted to the rearview mirror. “Oh s***,” I muttered to my dogs in the back seat. I hadn’t...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
My totally unexpected grief of the day
I started crying today because I got perfectly normal lab test results after a doctor's visit. And I have no one to tell about my...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Reclaiming the Road Trip
+ 4,600 miles + 1,400 songs + 70 hours driving + 14 states + 12 days + 8 stops + 2 pups in the back + 1 person behind the wheel: me! I...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Feb 23, 2022
- 6 min
My Dad's Birthday
Today is my late father's birthday. He would have turned 74 this year. My father always had my back, from when I was born until the day...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Feb 21, 2022
- 4 min
How do you love yourself?
Love yourself. I hear this is what I'm supposed to be focusing on as I grieve my divorce and my parents’ deaths, but I have just one...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Feb 12, 2022
- 6 min
The Stuff of Life
What will happen to all your stuff when you die? I hope this is something you’ve never considered before. But if you have lost a loved...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Feb 8, 2022
- 7 min
That time I got trapped in a cemetery
I hate cemeteries. Cemeteries are like a light-up marquee sign saying “Grieve here!” which I’ve carefully avoided going to whenever...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
Month 1 of Grieve Leave Down: How am I?
Coming to you live from Birmingham, England! More to come when I'll share reflections on my visit here, but it's been incredibly...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
Baby Grief
I'm grieving for the children I don’t have. The grief that I feel as a childless woman in my thirties, with no babies for me on the...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Jan 23, 2022
- 4 min
Mama Bear Hugs
Sometimes, what you really need is just a hug and someone to tell you you're doing a good job at life. If I had to boil it down to just...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Jan 20, 2022
- 3 min
Fort Worth, Texas: Where it all began
There's something about being physically in the place where my relationship began that's allowing me to reflect on it in a whole...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Jan 14, 2022
- 4 min
Home is where the heart is
"Where's home for you?" Before my father died, I would've never struggled to answer this casual question. The first two things anyone new...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Jan 11, 2022
- 6 min
What do you say to someone who's experiencing a loss? A how-to guide.
For folks who haven't experienced a significant loss (the death of a loved one, divorce, losing a job, a scary diagnosis), reaching out...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Jan 7, 2022
- 2 min
Tapestry in the Tub
I chose to be alone for my first Friday night in a while. Tonight I filled the bathtub, lit candles, blasted Carole King’s “Tapestry”...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
Jan. 6th: Grieving my British Great Aunt & American Democracy
On this day a year ago, I started my day by watching the live stream of my great aunt's funeral in England, and I ended it by watching...
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Rebecca Feinglos
- Jan 3, 2022
- 4 min
Cookies and Grief
How far would you travel for a cookie? I drove outside Montreal for an hour to find one particular cookie at one particular bakery. Why?...
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