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What the Soul Already Knew emotional honesty grief presence over performance the real process Apr 08, 2026

April 2026 | Living REAL with Heidi Coleman

Earlier this week after work I sat down, logged into my dad's medical portal, pulled his test results and summary, saved them, and emailed them to him and my brother so everyone would have them.

Nobody asked me to do it that way. I just did it.

That was...

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...