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Let That Shit Go authenticity boundaries clutter grief love Mar 17, 2026

March 2026 | Living REAL with Heidi Coleman

My husband bought me a trailer.

Not as a joke, not as a grand gesture — as a practical act of love. I was spending a lot of time at my folks’ house, helping care for my mom, and the house was full in the way houses get when life has been lived hard in th...

When Grief Arrives in the Middle of the Holidays boundaries capacity emotional honesty family expectations grief holidays presence over performance Dec 09, 2025

Some years, the holidays arrive with sparkle and ease. Some years, they arrive with a weight you didn’t plan for.

This year, mine arrived quietly — and with loss.

My childhood friend Matthew died on December 4.
We met in third grade — two kids who understood each other long before either of us real...