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I Don’t Celebrate New Year's. My Body Doesn’t Believe January.
My calendar lives in my body, not in a countdown clockI don’t do countdowns or resolutions. I do sanctuary time, journaling, and letting winter be…
 • Heather Honold
The Aftermath of Sudden Death
The shock-grief that follows an unexpected loss, and how to survive the first weeks.
 • Heather Honold
It Was Always in My Bones
I claimed the word “witch” three years ago. Then the noise rushed in: labels, rules, aesthetics, gatekeeping, and the AuADHD urge to learn everything…
 • Heather Honold
The Unfinished Altar of Yule
A Yule + Solstice essay from my altar for anyone who feels meaning-hungry and worn thin. Fire. Boundaries. A slower return to yourself. Plus a gentle…
 • Heather Honold
Congratulations, Everything Is Content
Congratulations, everything is content now. Your grief, your joy, your disenchantment—all of it optimized for engagement. This is about AI-made…
 • Heather Honold
The Companion You Didn’t Choose
Grief isn’t a problem to solve—it’s a presence that settles beside us, shaping the small rituals and rhythms of daily life. This is a story of living…
 • Heather Honold
The Weight I’m Not Willing to Lose
An honest, deeply human story about what happens when GLP-1 medications don’t deliver the promised results — and instead shut down joy, creativity, and…
 • Heather Honold
When Grief Turns On All the Lights
Grief doesn’t ruin your life. It reveals it.This essay explores the moment when loss turns on every light in the room and asks you to finally see what’s…
 • Heather Honold
The Years We Spend Half-Alive
Most of us spend decades hovering at the edges of our own lives, waiting for a moment that finally tells us we’ve arrived. This piece dives into the…
 • Heather Honold

November 2025

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