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October 31, 2025

Cloudy With a Chance of Repair

Sometimes it feels like you’re walking around with your own personal storm overhead — what I call the consequence cloud. It’s that heavy, gray emotional weat...

By Catherine Esther Rina Geller

October 31, 2025

Stop Asking, Start Doing: What I Learned About Care After Losing My Mom

When my mom passed away, my phone rang nonstop.Everyone wanted to know: “Do you need anything? Should I bring food? Can I help with errands?” And while I dee...

By Catherine Esther Rina Geller

October 31, 2025

The Power of Tragedy: How Loss Brings Us Back to Each Other

When my mom passed away, the world cracked open in ways I couldn’t have anticipated. Grief is disorienting—it strips away pretense, ego, and all the small re...

By Catherine Esther Rina Geller

October 31, 2025

Why “Checked-the-Box” Gestures Hurt (and Why Making the Moment Count Matters)

Sometimes, people get you the things but forget the thought. This year on my birthday, I got the cake. I got the chocolates. I even got the card. But the car...

By Catherine Esther Rina Geller

October 31, 2025

When the Person Who Used to Care for You Is Gone: Why Sending Yourself a Self Care Box After a Breakup Actually Helps

1. The Loneliness After Someone Leaves Isn’t Just About Them Breakups don’t just take away a person.They take away the small gestures — the “made it home?” t...

By Catherine Esther Rina Geller

October 31, 2025

Anger Isn’t the Opposite of Healing — It Is Healing (and why our version of a “mental health care package” comes with snacks, not shame)

The other day, my friend was fuming. She was visibly furious, talking with her hands, pacing the kitchen type of angry. Some guy had been stringing her along...

By Catherine Esther Rina Geller

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Cloudy With a Chance of Repair

Stop Asking, Start Doing: What I Learned About Care After Losing My Mom

The Power of Tragedy: How Loss Brings Us Back to Each Other

Why “Checked-the-Box” Gestures Hurt (and Why Making the Moment Count Matters)

When the Person Who Used to Care for You Is Gone: Why Sending Yourself a Self Care Box After a Breakup Actually Helps

Anger Isn’t the Opposite of Healing — It Is Healing (and why our version of a “mental health care package” comes with snacks, not shame)