Episode 1: Lizzy, Cecily’s Mom

Episode 1: Lizzy, Cecily’s Mom

Grief is a universal feeling that comes with the loss of a loved one, but it can also come from the loss of the life you thought you were going to live. In this episode of A Place of YES, Heather Straughter chats with Lizzy. Lizzy’s daughter has special needs...
Trailer: A Place of Yes

Trailer: A Place of Yes

“We are living every day with the fact that our son died, that our son who was supposed to be alive is not. There’s no easy way around that,” host Heather Straughter said. Heather was 36 when her four-year-old son Jake suddenly died. She thought it would destroy...
Back Again

Back Again

Dear Jakey, After a 7 year hiatus, I returned to writing to you earlier this month. It was done away from this blog and really gave me a chance to think about all the things that these letters meant to me and why I stopped writing. It was like dipping your toe in the...