Letter to Myself in Mourning

What grief was like when my mother died

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash.

Dear Me:

It is twenty years after the worst day of your life, and I am writing to you from the future to say that it is worth living towards. I know it feels as though the world has relinquished all of its joy and purpose. I know life feels impossible and pointless. I know that you are struggling to find your way now that…