Family Dynamics
Liba’s Story: Living & Healing Through Grief
Written By Liba Lurie in The Layers Writing Workshops. Photos by Shira Lankin Sheps (1/5) “When Will She Be Home?”…
Giving it to G-d
“Is everything okay?” I timidly ask in the examination room. I’m anxiously waiting as the doctor performs the very first…
All The Things I Can & Cannot Remember
This Story Contains: Pregnancy Loss, Pregnancy Termination, Grief This essay was written and workshopped in The Layers Writing & Publishing…
Forever On A Blurry Road: Memories of A Past Relationship
He drove a red Jeep Cherokee Laredo. It’s a noticeable car, and for years, I noticed them everywhere. I would…
Remembering My Baby
“My baby died.” I bite my lip. This isn’t the place, I remind myself. This is a stranger. This is…
Giving Myself Permission to Grieve My Mother
I clearly remember the morning in school when I announced, “my mommy passed away and she’s in shamayim.” The room…
Memory: The Present, the Elusive, the Good, and the Bad
Facebook reminds me of a photo from 7 years ago, the moment I became a grandmother. My mother reminds me…
Learning to Rest
I never let myself rest. At some point when I was sick with chronic illness, all I could do was…
Behind Closed Doors
My story started out pretty ordinary. I married the boy I had a crush on in summer camp and we…
Listening To My Own Voice
She told me to get in the bath. “You’re not in labor,” she said. Seven years ago, on August 12,…
Experiencing Depression After Pregnancy Loss
For much of my life, I didn’t understand what it meant to be depressed. I thought it meant feeling down,…
Choosing Love
As much as I loved love and dished it out generously to others, I fed myself fear. This ingestion was…