Sarah
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Cheryl Strayed:
Does the pain of losing your mother get any less intense as the years go by?
Cheryl Strayed
Dear Sarah,
It does get less intense. That doesn't mean I'm less sad about it, but the experience of living each day without my mom becomes more familiar. I love my mom so much. The amount that I love her cannot be expressed fully. I miss her every single breath of my life, but taking those breaths without her has become easier over time. I know how to carry her love into my life and that has been an enormous consolation. Thank you for your question. Have you lost a loved one?
Yours,
Cheryl
It does get less intense. That doesn't mean I'm less sad about it, but the experience of living each day without my mom becomes more familiar. I love my mom so much. The amount that I love her cannot be expressed fully. I miss her every single breath of my life, but taking those breaths without her has become easier over time. I know how to carry her love into my life and that has been an enormous consolation. Thank you for your question. Have you lost a loved one?
Yours,
Cheryl
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Kelly Griffin
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Cheryl Strayed:
Cheryl - firstly, thank you! And secondly, I was wondering if you ever struggle balancing the needs of your family and your own need for solitude, silence, and time to think? I have a husband and two young toddlers, and sometimes I feel like taking the time and space I need to be happy results in them being unhappy.
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