"I did not allow myself any boundaries. I didn't know how to do that kind of stuff," she says. "The biggest shift in my mind and in my life is the shift from doing and accomplishing and achieving and taking boxes to actually being" She's now working on being more present for her family, which has been a priority since Aaron died.
After Nora McInerny’s husband died of cancer in his thirties, Nora became well known for writing about the messiness of grief. She also led grief groups, launched a podcast about grief, and started a non-profit. Nothing Nora did ever felt like enough, until a terrifying moment made her slow down and take a hard look at her own grieving process.
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