Jan M. Flynn

Because showing up matters You don’t even have to send flowers. Image by design. meliora from Pixabay “I love funerals!” said no one...

Because showing up matters You don’t even have to send flowers. Image by design. meliora from Pixabay “I love funerals!” said no one...

Learning to live past grief: a podcast episode not to miss 1 Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash Whether or not you believe in a soul...

Learning to live past grief: a podcast episode not to miss 1 Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash Whether or not you believe in a soul...

A battle for life in a strip mall parking lot Image by Gianni Crestani from Pixabay We were heading home from a graduation party, along a...

A battle for life in a strip mall parking lot Image by Gianni Crestani from Pixabay We were heading home from a graduation party, along a...

Living lightly in dark times Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash There’s no end of reasons to be unhappy In this third spring of the...

Living lightly in dark times Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash There’s no end of reasons to be unhappy In this third spring of the...

Could psychedelics ease suffering for the dying — and those they leave behind? A few months ago, one of my best friends introduced me to...

Could psychedelics ease suffering for the dying — and those they leave behind? A few months ago, one of my best friends introduced me to...

My husband and I have embraced our new life as climate refugees, fleeing from our beloved but fire-scorched Northern California back to...

My husband and I have embraced our new life as climate refugees, fleeing from our beloved but fire-scorched Northern California back to...

Thinking of it that way is my key to sanity This week, I confess I have fallen into error It’s a mistake I have made, alas, many times...

Thinking of it that way is my key to sanity This week, I confess I have fallen into error It’s a mistake I have made, alas, many times...

You get a present. I get a present. Everybody gets a present! Image by Bella H. from Pixabay I celebrate another birthday this week So,...

You get a present. I get a present. Everybody gets a present! Image by Bella H. from Pixabay I celebrate another birthday this week So,...

Photo by Jonas Stolle on Unsplash That is, if you haven’t already. A woman I once knew told a story about herself. She was a formidable...

Photo by Jonas Stolle on Unsplash That is, if you haven’t already. A woman I once knew told a story about herself. She was a formidable...