If you're here, you probably know what it's like to lose a parent as an adult. Or maybe you're watching someone you care about go through it. Either way, you've found the right place.
I'm T.O., and I've been navigating life without parents for longer than I care to calculate - my mom died 17 years ago, my dad six years ago. I'm writing a book called So, Your Parents Are Dead... that I wish someone had handed me back then.
This newsletter will be a mix of stories, observations, and the occasional piece of advice that doesn't involve telling you that "everything happens for a reason." Because let's be honest - that's not helpful.
Most of what I share will come from my own experience of figuring this out as I went along. Some of it will be about the process of writing and launching a book about grief in a world that prefers to pretend death doesn't exist. All of it will be honest about the fact that losing your parents really sucks, it changes everything, and pretending otherwise doesn't help anyone.
I'll be sending something your way most Fridays. No spam, no platitudes, and definitely no suggestions that you should be "grateful for the journey."
If you know someone who might benefit from this kind of straight talk about loss, feel free to share. We're all in this together, whether we want to be or not.
Thanks for being here.
-T.O.
Really looking forward to this. You really helped me after my mom died. You are a great writer!!