Mary Jensen
Twenty-Three
Twenty-three is how old you would be today. Three years since I have seen your smile or heard your laugh. I think about when you were...
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Mary Jensen
- May 30, 2020
- 1 min
The Storm
The Storm A broken mother And sad brother Eternal cloudy days A father with regrets Apologies are unpaid debts Rain washing away that...
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Mary Jensen
- Feb 15, 2020
- 4 min
The Dark Side of My Grief
Trigger warning: PTSD, car accident, death Grief is More Than Feeling Sad and Lonely What do you think about when you hear the word grief?...
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Mary Jensen
- Jan 13, 2020
- 3 min
Quinquagenarian
When we were kids, we could not wait for things to happen. We could not wait for school to end and summer break to begin. We could not...
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Mary Jensen
- Aug 18, 2019
- 3 min
The Last of The Firsts
Remember when our children were born, and it doesn’t really matter how many children we have, we counted their first smile, their first...
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Mary Jensen
- Aug 5, 2019
- 2 min
Twenty-One
How do we do this today? It's supposed to be a day of celebration, presents, and blowing out candles. It's supposed to be a day spent...
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Mary Jensen
- Jun 19, 2019
- 4 min
Grief is Exhausting
I’m so tired. I’m tired of feeling sad. I’m tired of my feet feeling like weights as I walk from place to place. Every morning I look in...
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Mary Jensen
- May 19, 2019
- 3 min
Planning the One Year Memorial
The school year is almost over. It’s usually a time for family vacations and days spent in the pool or at the beach. I think back to the...
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Mary Jensen
- May 6, 2019
- 2 min
The Day He Died is Like an Old Movie Spinning Endlessly on its Reel
Every day these moments play in my head like an old movie spinning endlessly on its reel. I am left stuck sitting there watching it over an
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Mary Jensen
- Mar 17, 2019
- 4 min
A painful existence between acceptance and denial
I had lunch this week with a good friend of mine. She and I have something in common. We are part of this miserable club that no one...
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Mary Jensen
- Feb 20, 2019
- 5 min
I want to help people who feel broken inside find their new normal
I know my posts lately have been dark, sad, and filled with grief. (I promise this one won't be too sad and dark) I am trying to cope...
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Mary Jensen
- Jan 21, 2019
- 4 min
This is My New Normal...Five Months after My Son’s Death
It’s been five months now. Five months since Erik’s death. I still have a hard time saying that. While I know he is gone, it is...
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Mary Jensen
- Jan 9, 2019
- 3 min
I’m not an addict, so why do I need recovery?
Recovery from substance abuse is not just for the addict. It is an important part of maintaining your own sanity from the dysfunction of...
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Mary Jensen
- Dec 31, 2018
- 3 min
A look back at 2018
Before 2018 comes to a close, I wanted to take some time and look back on this year’s journey. I think it’s important to look back and...
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Mary Jensen
- Dec 25, 2018
- 3 min
A Different Kind of Christmas
It’s Christmas day. Our home is decorated inside and out with ornaments and holiday trinkets. Garland carefully draped along the...
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Mary Jensen
- Dec 1, 2018
- 3 min
How often have you been disappointed by the addict in your life?
With addiction comes disappointment. The promises broken far outweigh the promises kept. When you live with an addict or an alcoholic do...
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Mary Jensen
- Nov 22, 2018
- 2 min
Why I Am Grateful
Thanksgiving is here, Christmas is not far behind, and 2018 is coming to a fast close. As we get ready to greet family and friends and...
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Mary Jensen
- Nov 11, 2018
- 2 min
A Faithless Grief
We all experience grief in our own way. I suppose some people can process grief more easily than others. I am not one of those people. ...
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Mary Jensen
- Oct 7, 2018
- 2 min
My Heart is a Firestorm Fueled by Grief
The palms of my hands hurt. Yet the scorching pain in my heart is relentless. I feel as if I am losing my mind. The hardest times for...
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Mary Jensen
- Sep 28, 2018
- 3 min
It's called a Bereavement Support Group
After some confusion with my GPS map, I finally found the right building on the Hospice property where the bereavement support group...
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