Let's Talk About Hard Things

And what were my values around sex and family, and love? I wanted to believe that I was determining those on my own, but the minister was reminding me that my choices, and my shame, drew on hundreds of years of religion and social custom.

The best way to talk about death is to make room for that unsolvable sadness to just be there, to offer comfort and dignity alongside it, and to say what you need to say while there’s still time.

When you are liberated from old models that felt overly rigid, it’s then up to you to write your own script.