Hi, everybody. So great to see you on today's Over 50 and Flourishing. Today's episode is a little bittersweet for me.

It lands on a day that would have been my mother's 88th birthday here December 11th.

And as difficult as this day is for me, I thought, what a rare and sweet opportunity to be able to

talk about something that not only will help me through my grieving process, but you as well.

If this is something that you're going through, especially during the holiday season, when

grieving can be especially difficult when we are really having to change family dynamics,

rituals, and things that have become such a part of our fabric that no longer are.

And what does that look like and what does that feel like, especially during times of being alone

or not having the people in our lives that we're so accustomed to having

and all these traditions and the way that they were shaped in ways that we're so comfortable

and familiar. So I wanted today's guest to really be able to help me, to help us, through

this process, and it's done through an incredibly unique and special idea, one that

touched me personally and I really wanted to share with you. So my guest today not only has

a deep understanding about grief herself, but also, like I said, a unique way to be able to express

that and impact others. Her name is Sandra Morgan, and she is the co-founder of

Letters from Elizabeth. It's basically a subscription service that offers stories of grief

to those who have experienced loss. Now, these stories can be very heartwarming or kind of

heart rendering, gut-wrenching, depending on,, depending on what it is that's being discussed

because they're coming from somebody who has experienced grief herself and what that looks

like in the expression of that.

And as you know, the grieving journey takes you on a roller coaster ride.

And I think it's important to be able to feel connected to those stories that share that journey with you and make you feel like you're not alone.

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