When a daughter loses a mother, the intervals between grief responses lengthen over time, but her longing never disappears. It always hovers at the edge of her awareness, prepared to surface at any time, in any place, in the least… — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
Rachel Resnick's story of love lost and love sought cracks open the timeworn addiction narrative to release something raw, probing, brave, and redemptive. The… — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
Writers seek to create order out of the chaos of everyday life, and to extract meaning from both the tragic and the mundane — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
“I see the enormous value of a mother's presence because I live everyday with its absence.” — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
I couldn't chance failing in New York yet, letting the city fail me. It was the only place I knew I belonged. If I… — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
“With my mother, I felt helpless all the time. Sometimes I feel helpless as a mother, but I know it’ll pass. And this time,… — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
Someone did us all a grave injustice by implying that mourning has a distinct beginning, middle, and end. — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
Our lives are shaped as much by those who leave us as they are by those who stay. Loss is our legacy. Insight is… — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
The degree to which a surviving parent copes is the most important indicator of the child's long-term adaptation. Kids whose surviving parents are unable… — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
There is an emptiness inside of me -- a void that will never be filled. No one in your life will ever love you… — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
“A daughter whose mother chose to leave her or was incapable of mothering may feel like a member of the emotional underclass, like a… — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
“Witnessing a mother's slow physical decline can be the equivalent of of experiencing long-term trauma. The daughter's feelings of helplessness, anger, and fear persist.… — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
“Even though we knew she was going to die eventually, when it happened it was still a terrible, rude shock. I thought I was… — Hope Edelman Copy Share Image
