grief – Nicole Herron Writes

I’ve journaled before about my concern regarding knowing who I am once my children leave the nest. I’ve made it a goal to find who I am apart from their mom. Without a job title that was easily definable, I was searching for a new title. I thought Author would be a good fit. And…

Overwhelm – Holiday Edition

Dec 10, 2024

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Niki Herron

in aging, church, family, grief, hope, journaling, parenting

It’s December. I don’t know about you, but December always brings its own set of anxieties and overwhelm. The weather is bonkers, the activities are rushed, the streets and stores are crowded, and the pressure is mounting. Add grief into the mix and it’s even more tough. Sometimes I feel like I don’t have the…

Why?

Nov 6, 2024

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, church, Faith, family, grief, introvert, journaling, medication, vulnerability, writing

I have a lot of whys going through my head today.

New Driver Anxiety

Aug 19, 2024

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Niki Herron

in aging, anxiety, church, friendship, grief, introvert, journaling, lessons, parenting, perfectionism, social anxiety

I know that teaching a teen to drive causes anxiety in the vast majority of parents, regardless of their general level of anxiety on a daily basis. Then there’s me. Yes, I have anxiety about their driving. But even more than that, I have anxiety about my ability to not just teach them, but hide…

Biting my tongue

Aug 8, 2024

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Niki Herron

in family, friendship, grief, journaling, parenting, people-pleasing, school, triggers, vulnerability

99% of the conflict in our house stems from tone of voice. Have you talked to a teenager lately? Have you heard how they speak to others. Not just to parents, but siblings and even friends? I swear their tone of voice shouts “You idiot, don’t you know anything?” Yesterday was a very long day…

Reluctant lessons

Apr 15, 2024

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, family, friendship, grief, journaling, lessons, parenting, social anxiety, vulnerability

As a teacher and librarian, I believe in life-long learning. I have often used the phrase “First Attempt in Learning” when teaching students that it’s okay to fail as long as you learn from the mistakes. Sometimes life throws lessons your way without warning. And usually they are the lessons we least want to learn. …

Coping (or trying)

Jan 18, 2024

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, friendship, grief, journaling, social anxiety, writing

It’s been 12 days since the death of my best friend. It hurts and I’m lonely. My daughter is struggling and I feel like I can’t help her because I can barely help me. Keeping busy helps, but at the same time I would rather just sleep and I can’t focus on anything substantial. I’ve spent an obscene amount…

Lost

Jan 16, 2024

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Niki Herron

in church, family, friendship, grief, introvert, journaling, parenting, social anxiety

I feel lost. I keep going through the motions, but I don’t feel like I’m getting anywhere, nor do I even know where I want to go. Kim’s memorial was yesterday. It was difficult, but I made it through my eulogy without falling apart (I saved that for before and after). I guess all those years of theatre…

Grief.

Jan 9, 2024

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, family, friendship, grief, journaling, shame

My best friend has gone to be with Jesus. I’m heartbroken. I’m numb. I’m restless. I don’t know what to do. I feel hollow. Like something is missing. She is missing. She’s the one I’d be talking to about this heavy grief, but she’s not here. She was diagnosed with cancer in late May/early June of 2023. Just 7 months ago. When they found it,…

Category: grief