These words from President Obama brought tears to my eyes. I simultaneously feel anguish over how far we’ve fallen and dogged determination to never give up. Send me. Send me. Send me. That’s what my soul says. And Molly whispers, yes, mom. Go.
Love transcends death. Remaining connected with our loved ones after they physically leave this world provides great comfort.
When Molly died, I knew I couldn't live without her. I had to find a new way to live with her.
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Please follow my new podcast, the Obliterated Place, on Apple etc. and subscribe to our YouTube channel. It's good, if I do say so myself!
It's about real people, sharing their stories of all types of loss, and how we move forward with grief. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Together, Molly and I co-create a new path forward. Our relationship continues to grow.
My favorite part of my conversation with Jill Lipsky on the Obliterated Place podcast was about the signs she receives from her late brother 🦋🕸️🫶.
Have you ever received a sign?
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Love transcends death. Remaining connected with our loved ones after they physically leave this world provides great comfort.
When Molly died, I knew I couldn't live without her. I had to find a new way to live with her.
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Some can't or won't brave the darkness, or it may take them a long time. Others, sometimes strangers, quietly pull up a chair.
As we gain strength and darkness gives way to light, extending a hand to those who recently landed in their own Obliterated Place becomes a powerful source of healing.
We need people who've been in a version of our new reality to serve as our guides. We never have to put on a happy face for them because they GET it.
Equally important are those who sit beside us amongst the devastation, as we navigate our pain.
When you find yourself in the Obliterated Place - whether because of a diagnosis, loss, or one of myriad other ways that life can blindside you - COMMUNITY is essential.
Suzanne lost her father to cancer when she was a teenager, then faced her own battle at age 32.
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Look, it's just purely a coincidence that Donald Trump started a war just days before the release of FBI 302s of interviews of a victims claiming he raped her when she was 13 years old.
Born in 1935 to a young, unmarried mom who died 3 years later, “Bud” Lipsky went on to live a full and fascinating life substack.com/@kayesteinsa....
In a world where it’s increasingly hard to tell what’s genuine - the Obliterated Place brings you real people, sharing their real stories of loss 🙏.
I got all my cuties with me 🐶🐈🐾
Life goals 👇👇👇🕺💃
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Definitely see Gaga perform if you ever get the opportunity 🤩!
In awe of the level of talent and heart displayed by Lady Gaga and everyone who’s part of her Mayhem Ball tour. One of the BEST concerts I’ve ever attended! I especially loved the older couple in front of us who danced their asses off for 3 straight hours🕺💃. #lifegoals #justdance #gaga
Blazing fall color among the sugar maples seen along the North Country Trail near Silver Mountain in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for #ForestFriday!
beautiful blue and gold graphic with a crescent moon and the words Ramadan Kareem.
Hope you're having a beautiful Ramadan if you observe.
The three major indexes all rose shortly after the decision.
"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
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We’ve gone from fires to mudslides. This is outside our rental In SM Canyon. Stay safe, LA friends!
For more about the The Molly Steinsapir Foundation, please visit mollysteinsapir.com or our most recent newsletter:
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It’s an honor to be on the journey through life with each of you, walking each other home.
Deep gratitude to Cheryl Strayed, who inspired the name of this podcast in her Dear Sugar column from 7/1/2011, and has kindly given me permission for this use.
Link to Cheryl’s column:
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We can’t control much of what happens to us, but how we respond is up to us. Take your fragments and broken shards and create something beautiful. TEAMMOLLY in action 👇.
If you aren’t sure how/where to start, you’re in good company - no one ever is. Start anyway. We’re all learning from each other.
We can record on Zoom or live in Santa Monica or West Hollywood. You can also send in questions or something you’d like me to read.
Please share the Obliterated Place and my Substack with family and friends, if you feel moved. kayesteinsapir.substack.com
Please subscribe on YouTube and Substack, and follow The Obliterated Place wherever you get your podcasts.
Email theobliteratedplace@gmail.com to be a guest. Whether you’re grieving, coping with an illness, your town burned down, or (sub whatever created your before and after), all are welcome.
Some people are there for you. Others disappoint you, when they can’t or won’t be. You measure time by before and after what happened.
You are not alone.
Join us in the Obliterated Place, where we witness and honor one another’s grief. We share stories and say their names.
The Obliterated Place is where you find yourself after an event that changes everything – a diagnosis, an accident, a natural disaster, the end of a marriage or other important relationship, the death of a loved one.
You no longer recognize your life.
The future won’t be what you envisioned.
