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Grief


Time to Pivot
Why choosing something else was easier, but now I'm choosing the hard pivot, no matter how it looks.
Hadley Schafer
2 min read






Reflecting on 51 Years of Marriage: Anniversaries, Lessons Learned and Memories Made
Doing hard things w/ people who lift you up is the secret to living a full life. Anniversaries may not last forever, but the commitment can.
Hadley Schafer
2 min read


My Dance with Grief: Embracing Grief as a Dance Partner
Sometimes the shoes are for dancing alone or dancing with memories. It has been 12 years, 8 years, 4 years, 3 years... Or was it last...
Hadley Schafer
1 min read


Everything Changed
When everything changes on the outside, you’re bound to change on the inside too.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
2 min read


We Are Marshall
Conversation starter might include mentioning someone who has passed away, let us introduce you to them.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
3 min read


Searching for Signs
Looking for signs but only finding them when you stop looking.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
3 min read






Is Grief Still Hard?
Explaining how grief does not follow societies expectations.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
2 min read


My Puzzle is Missing a Piece
Four words that changed everything.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
3 min read


My Circle of Trust
Finding comfort in your circle and empathy on where your placed in someone else's circle
Hadley McClellan Schafer
3 min read


I’m Sorry Mom
I want to continue her legacy of rescuing, but knowing when our home is the right fit first.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
3 min read


I Can’t Pick Up the Phone
I just want to call her and let her know everything.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
2 min read


The Significance in Numbers
Counting all the things that aren't adding up to perfect, just takes away from counting the things that do.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
3 min read


Talk About It
Ask the questions, share the fears, invite the conversations into your reality.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
1 min read


Pendulum Shift
The pendulum will shift from your sadness, wait for it.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
2 min read


I could move, but I was paralyzed
Grief paralyzed me from moving forward. I could see my feet moving but my heart and my mind were stuck. And I became aware of it all.
Hadley McClellan Schafer
2 min read
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