What did you do-- ripping your life apart? (if you dont mind sharing)

Thank you so much. And yes, the last few years have been brutal....

Aw thanks. Just doing what must be done

At the risk of sounding like a weirdo myself, @whatashrinkthinks.com, Death and Mortality 16-week workshop was life changing for me. I was not ready until about a year after my father passed, but the healing and processing that occurred was absolutely everything I needed. 💜

What A Shrink Thinks Martha Crawford offering workshops, consultations, and essays on dreams, death, contemplation, community resilience and psychologies of liberation

A thread to pin to my feed about the different kinds of work that I do around something central that feels whole to me:

Almost everything is offered on a pay-what-you-can basis

Upcoming events and workshops are a good place to start

*GASP*. Thank you. I will check this out. I am very into dreamwork, so this might be up my alley.

Holding on to all the nice things I can in this time

Happy to be a follower! "Weirdos" have to support each other in these weird times.

HEEHEHE. This gave me my first laugh of the day-- after a hard few days. Thank you.

bluesky:

I think this is true.

Of course, I have my critiques of Bluesky (mostly, I wish it were more global/diverse.)

But one remarkable thing, IMO, is that it has proven to be (largely) free of influencer junk and various forms of obvious engagement farming. So far, at least.

<3

Not a weirdo — I — nearly 80 — feel likewise and grateful for everyone here.

A luta continua!

I guess Ms. Grief sometimes shows up with her friends, Mr. Gratitude, and Mr. Wisdom.

For the people who do show up, for the loved ones who showed you what love and support are.

And death gives wisdom —lessons about what really matters and how to truly love, with the limited time we have.

Anyway, at the risk of sounding like a weirdo who is too online--

I'm really grateful to y'all, Bluesky. We are strangers-- but not, as many of you have supported me through the WaPo firing, my fighting journeys, through my father's passing--

--and basically rebuilding my life at nearly 40.

I think we need as many liberated voices as possible. The trick is-- can we be wise enough to deepen our thinking in these times.

Golden Hour on the east coast of the US!

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So —if you see me in your inbox on Fridays, let it be a reminder that it is during the Golden Hour, when light and darkness mix in a beautiful way.

And ultimately, that's how I describe my life's quest really: To find beauty and justice in dark times.

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As I wrote last week, I will be returning to publishing The Golden Hour, every Friday -- quite literally

I will publish either during the morning Golden Hour (within an hour or so of sunrise) or during the evening Golden Hour (within an hour or so of sunset).

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Channeling grief into discipline:

When I was at the Washington Post, I had a newsletter that would come out every Friday.

But in the last few years, I've felt intellectually and creatively stifled. Since my illegal firing and my father's death, I'm rediscovering what I've lost. (1/2)

I am so so sorry. Hugs from me? A stranger

I’m sorry !!

My uncle (like a brother to me) passed in '19. After saying our last goodbye, my family was hungry & stopped off at a Dennys, of all places. Instead of the usual soft rock, they played "Holding Out For A Hero" and

I. lost. my. shit.

At Dennys. Eating a Grand Slam.

The song still makes me sob.

A lot of Disney movies are off-limits in you’re in the dead parent club 🥲

“The Lion King” is off-limits if you’re in the Dead Dads Club. I rewatched it on a flight to Europe a good 10 years after my dad died, and that was some full fledged ugly crying up there.

Grief timing is so very unpredictable. I had the worst time 26 months after losing my father. Others hit bottom in five minutes. We all need to support each other just for this unpredictability, constantly.

Hell yeah! Orphans unite!

Digital hugs and real life tears. I’m so sorry for your loss. The first quarter of 2026 has been brutal

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