Who I am.

I write about the landscape of grief, nature, and the wisdom of fools. The author of four books, my essays, poems, and reviews have been published in over 50 journals, including in the Huffington Post and Colorado Review. I’ve won the River Teeth Nonfiction Book Award, the Chautauqua and Literal Latte’s essay prizes, and my work has been nominated for four Pushcart Prizes and named a notable by Best American Essays. My account of hiking in Yosemite to deal with my wife’s death, Mountains of Light, was published by the University of Nebraska Press. http://www.markliebenow.com.

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Metabolize Grief

The other day, I thought C. Ossefort-Russell (@CORTherapist) used the term — metabolize grief, although she didn't think so when I asked her what she meant. In any case, I think the term is great, and what it says to me is that if we actively engage grief, we burn up its destructive forces and gain energy and power from the process.

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