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Welcome to Bone & Bloom, a sanctuary for the sacred, strange, and deeply human. Here, we talk about grief, death, magic, messy minds, and the beauty of being alive. If you’ve ever felt too much or not enough, you belong here. Subscribe for free to get weekly letters straight to your inbox. Stay a while. Let’s unravel together.

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The One Who Knew All My Secrets
A deeply personal reflection on the loss of my soul-cat, Jax, and the truth about pet grief. This isn’t “just an animal” grief — it’s love, absence, and…
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Heather Honold
What If Deathbed Visions Aren’t Hallucinations at All?
Are deathbed visions confusion, or are the dying seeing something we can’t? This piece explores why these moments deserve wonder, not dismissal, and how…
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Heather Honold
The Quiet That Makes You Panic
When you’ve lived in fight-or-flight for years, stillness can feel more dangerous than the grind. Here’s why — and how to make peace with it.
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Heather Honold
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When Someone Dies and You Never Forgave them
Not every loss is softened by love or forgiveness. Sometimes grief is about the ache of unfinished chapters and the endings we didn’t choose. This is…
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Heather Honold
How to Plan for Your Death Without Fear (and Why You Should)
End-of-life planning doesn’t have to feel scary or morbid. Learn why creating advance directives, naming a healthcare proxy, and writing your wishes is…
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Heather Honold
What If Healing Doesn’t Look Like Forgiveness?
Because for some of us, it never will.
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Heather Honold
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Here, we face death openly; not as something to fear, but as an invitation to live more fully. Expect grounded conversations, practical guidance, and compassionate insights into conscious dying, grief, legacy, and meaningful preparation for the end of life.
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Grief Series

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The One Who Knew All My Secrets
A deeply personal reflection on the loss of my soul-cat, Jax, and the truth about pet grief. This isn’t “just an animal” grief — it’s love, absence, and…
 • 
Heather Honold
When Someone Dies and You Never Forgave them
Not every loss is softened by love or forgiveness. Sometimes grief is about the ache of unfinished chapters and the endings we didn’t choose. This is…
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Heather Honold
What Is the Difference Between Grief, Mourning, and Bereavement?
Ever wonder what really separates grief from mourning—or what bereavement actually means? This post gently untangles the differences we rarely talk…
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Heather Honold
The Timeline Is a Lie: There Is No ‘After’ Grief
We’ve been told grief has an endpoint—something to get through, get over, and then move on from. But real grief doesn’t look like that. It’s not linear…
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Heather Honold
You're Still Here, and So Am I
You’ve made it this far—not because you’re done grieving, but because you kept showing up.This post was meant to be the end of the series.But grief…
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Heather Honold
Grief Isn’t a Project
You don’t have to turn your pain into a purpose. This post invites you to stop treating grief like a personal project and start letting it just be what…
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Heather Honold
Grief Lives in the Body
Grief isn’t just emotional—it’s physical. This post explores how loss impacts your body and includes simple tools for somatic care and nervous system…
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Heather Honold
When Grief and Joy Show Up at the Same Time
On the weird guilt of feeling okay, and the quiet panic of forgetting
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Heather Honold
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