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By: Carrie Morris January 30, 2019May 17, 2019 Christian, Death, Grief, Inspirational, Loss, Memorials, Transitions, Uncategorized, Widowhood, WidowsCarrie Morris, Inspirational, slidingheader, Widowhood, Widows2 Comments

Half Full

…where does a person even begin to figure out how it all works, now that everything has changed?

Free

…she chose to focus on the one and only positive aspect of his death: his freedom.

About Me

I’m a writer, speaker, and psychotherapist living in California’s Wine Country with my two plump dogs and one skinny cat, enjoying occasional visits from my college-age daughter. Most days are spent trying to figure out how to do the working professional, recently widowed, newly single mother life. But in-between these challenges, I sit back and…

Thriving in the Thick of It

What do you do when hit by a sneaker wave of crisis or loss? I’m still working out the answer to this question, but have learned a few things in the process I’d like to share with you. Working as a therapist for over 25 years, I’ve been privileged to come alongside ordinary people facing…

My Story

My name is Carrie Morris, and in August of 2014 my husband, Steve, went missing from a day hike with a friend to a beautiful mountain peak in Northern California.

Insistent Life

By: Carrie Morris August 4, 2019August 14, 2019

California Wildfires, Death, Fire, Grief, Inspirational, Loss, Northern California Wildfires, Sonoma County Wildfires, Widowhood, Widows, Wildfires, Wine Country WildfiresGrief, Inspirational, Widowhood, Widows1 Comment

If you could peek into my heart on this fifth anniversary of my husband Steve’s death, it would look something like the neighborhood I walked through the other day.

Not…

By: Carrie Morris August 2, 2019August 19, 2019

Death, Grief, Loss, Memorials, Uncategorized, Widowhood, WidowsDeath, Grief, Loss, Missing Hiker, Steve Morris, Widowhood, WidowsLeave a Comment

It was five years ago: a night like tonight…but not.

Shadow Boxing

By: Carrie Morris July 30, 2019

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(Originally Published in the Redbud Post) Too many nights, in the quiet of my bedroom, I’m an unwilling actor playing a part in my own private drama. It’s like a movie set where the raucous din of the beer-swilling ringside crowd fades away and the bright arena lights dim, leaving a solitary, naked bulb suspended…

Stretchy Heart

By: Carrie Morris June 17, 2019

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6.16.19 “Is she yours?!” The question would always catch us off guard. There we were, quietly doing our day together: moving through our errands, exploring the zoo, eating ice cream outside Baskin Robbins on a hot day. We were just a little family of three enjoying our time together when some stranger would feel compelled…

Redemption

We have slowly found our way to a measure of redemption.

I Wish You a Messy Christmas!

By: Carrie Morris December 24, 2018January 2, 2019

Christian, Christmas, Holidays, Inspirational, Loss, Uncategorized, Widowhood, WidowsCarrie Morris, Christian, Grief, Inspirational, Loss, Steve Morris, Widowhood, Widows1 Comment

Don’t we all want people to believe our lives are more together than they really are?

Still Standing

Seeing them in this victimized state was just as shocking as it would be to see our beloved Snoopy with a black eye.

11:59

If I have any say in the matter, I will not take a step forward.

The Heart Knows

By: Carrie Morris August 1, 2018April 1, 2019

Death, Grief, Loss, Memorials, Uncategorized, Widowhood, WidowsCarrie Morris, Grief, Loss, Missing Hiker, Steve Morris, Widows3 Comments

Sometimes my heart knows what my head has yet to wrap itself around.

Out of the Picture

“When I look at this photo, I see the man behind the camera…”