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I am happy: A memoir of child loss

I am happy: A memoir of child loss

This is not a story about a boy who lived. It's a story of a mother who learned to live without her boy.

2022

Stories

Erin Benson

What Weed Means to Me

Near the end of 2014, I presided over a small kitchen island filled with an array of marijuana-laced products trying to decide which to…

11 min readMar 24, 2022

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The Space Created By Silence

How a therapy session with very little talking helped me heal

8 min readAug 24, 2021

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The Space Created By Silence

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Echoes of Love

Reentering a world without my son

10 min readAug 19, 2021

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Echoes of Love

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Finding My Faith

How caring for my dying child carved a path to wonder, God, and the afterlife

22 min readJun 4, 2021

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Finding My Faith

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If you have an IUD, you should read this

Hormonal birth control, autoimmune disease, and the dismissal of women’s pain

6 min readMay 19, 2021

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Human Parts

Losing My Son Helped Me Learn to Surrender

Moments when ‘everything’s going to be ok’ isn’t true

10 min readApr 15, 2021

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Losing My Son Helped Me Learn to Surrender

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Seeing, Not Seeking, is the Key to Happiness

In July of 2013, my two-year-old son was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. Ten days later, I delivered twin daughters. Outside Sam’s…

9 min readMar 14, 2021

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Human Parts

What My Son’s Final Words Taught Me About Happiness

Joy comes when let go of the idea that we deserve it

9 min readDec 9, 2020

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An Injustice!

Confessions of a Feminist Hooters Waitress

I recognized the injustice of Hooters, but I filled out the application, put on the uniform and worked hard to become a good Hooters Girl

21 min readApr 13, 2020

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A different kind of hope

I am sitting in a brightly lit, modern conference room on the 11th floor of the Seattle Children’s Research Institute, surrounded by…

9 min readAug 24, 2018

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Erin Benson

Erin Benson

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I write about trauma, grief, mindfulness, mental health, and the complexities of being human. My new book is now available on Amazon at https://qrco.de/bdXvYK

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