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Grief

Mom, hear me.

by Mei Li | December 6, 2011 at 3:50 PM

Sitting in front of a farm house in New England, it starts raining and I miss you. I wish there were songs I knew of that you loved so I could listen to them right now, but the rain will suffice. … Read More»

108 Days

by Mei Li | November 26, 2011 at 1:15 PM

It will be 90 days before we have autopsy results. I will write daily, even if it is two lines, for every bead on a mala. 108 days: 1. It's a long time since I went to mother's for a cup … Read More»

Writing : Necessity

by Mei Li | November 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM

The other night in class my professor was talking about the difference in the poems we create when we are writing out of necessity, or just writing to write: meet a deadline, get an assignment done, e … Read More»

Motherland

Jennifer Steinman | Smush Media, 2008 | South Africa/USA

Jennifer Steinman’s debut documentary, Motherland, explores the timeless subject of grief and healing in an experiential film about mothers who have lost children. Read More »

Huge appreciation for Luma!

by Elsie | June 11, 2009 at 4:27 PM | PulseWire Community Updates

Thank you Luma for your latest post, We share your grieve!!!!!!!!!!! This truly is a hot topic! … Read More»

Founder's Pulse

See Healing

by Jensine

When I was a young girl, I would lie on my stomach on sun-warmed grass covering the hills of Southern Wisconsin and absorb stories. I was shy and preferred to run away from the ordinary chaos of our family’s old farmhouse into the ancient rolling fields. The books I tucked under my arm opened worlds that were not always fairy tales or the forests of Narnia. I was also drawn to read stories telling of Native American genocide and the long Trail of Tears, Anne Frank’s diaries in besieged Amsterdam, and Bridge to Terabithia, about a young boy whose best friend dies. Read More »