Tag: family

• Unearthing Stardust

  A reflection on ancient things, a duck, and a grief eleven years unspoken This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure on my Resources page. “We are stardust, we are golden.” — Joni Mitchell Yesterday I was sharpening my small axe when something moved through my hands that didn’t feel like mine alone. As…

  Sara McGuire

  June 25, 2026

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  abuse, acceptance, anxiety, arrival, c-PTSD, complicated grief, death, duck, family, goodbye, grief, grieving, guilt, healing, homestead, inner child, life, loss, love, mental health, nature, self help, stardust, suffering, trauma, unearthing, widowhood, wonder, writing

• The Man Who Held Me Up.

  A reflection on the first person who ever saw me. (This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure on my Resources page.) “Where no one else looks, love finds a way.” — Unknown A Name I Hadn’t Heard in Thirty Years. I’ve been writing again. Publishing again. Putting the messy, honest, unfinished parts of my…

  Sara McGuire

  May 15, 2026

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  abuse, being seen, c-PTSD, childhood emotional neglect, church, connection, cptsd, depression, emotional healing, family, father figure, father wound, fiction, healing, inner child, life, love, memory, mental health, self help, self-worth, therapy, trauma, validation, writing