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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

April 12, 2025 By Joy Rosenthal

I received a response to last week’s email (about Good Trouble) that I found really moving, so I thought you might want to read it. I think it brings into focus what is in that back of the minds of many. The author is a former client, who gave me permission to share this. Dear Joy, I am so torn. I am the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors…while some people made the scary and uncertain decision to leave Europe as rumors … read more »

Filed Under: Cultural Competence, Families, General, Grief, Nonviolence

In With The New

January 6, 2025 By Joy Rosenthal

A heartfelt reflection on love, loss, and new beginnings. After the loss of her partner, one woman shares her emotional journey of leaving their Brooklyn home, finding healing, and starting fresh in Nyack with hope for the new year.

I moved to Brooklyn to live with Darryl towards the end of 2003. We made our home together a 3-bedroom pre-war apartment in Windsor Terrace, right near Prospect Park. We loved having family stay with us and having friends over. Our dogs introduced us to wonderful neighbors. Darryl knew every coffee shop in the neighborhood, and I got to know the paths in Prospect Park like the back of my hand. We spent our days apart and came together in … read more »

Filed Under: Families, General, Grief Tagged With: grief, Life Transitions

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