48 min
Candace Cahill: Author Goodbye Again–A story of Childloss Grief Is My Side Hustle
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- Mental Health
Candace reunited with the son she'd given up for adoption when he turned 18. Primarily In contact through calls and letters, they met once when he was twenty. Candace worked hard to allow her son to drive the nature of their new connection, only to have him die unexpectedly in his sleep at age 23.
In Candance's beautiful book Goodbye Again, she shares with us her experience learning to greive losses that are disenfranchized in our culture. She talks us through pain upon pain, only to ultimately leave the reader holding an incredible story of hope and love.
You can learn more about Candace on her website:
https://candacecahill.com
Candace Cahill is a first mother and an LDsA, late discovery step-adoptee or NPE. She grew up in rural Central Minnesota with no running water or electricity, and by the time she graduated from high school, she’d learned books were an oasis and her guitar a good friend. After earning a Social Work degree, she embarked on a year-long bicycle trip across North America before settling in Alaska. An artist at heart, she is a self-taught silversmith, singer/songwriter, and plays the guitar, banjo, bass, and saxophone. Candace resides with her husband, Tom, in Denali, Alaska, and works as a Park Ranger during the summer months
Candace reunited with the son she'd given up for adoption when he turned 18. Primarily In contact through calls and letters, they met once when he was twenty. Candace worked hard to allow her son to drive the nature of their new connection, only to have him die unexpectedly in his sleep at age 23.
In Candance's beautiful book Goodbye Again, she shares with us her experience learning to greive losses that are disenfranchized in our culture. She talks us through pain upon pain, only to ultimately leave the reader holding an incredible story of hope and love.
You can learn more about Candace on her website:
https://candacecahill.com
Candace Cahill is a first mother and an LDsA, late discovery step-adoptee or NPE. She grew up in rural Central Minnesota with no running water or electricity, and by the time she graduated from high school, she’d learned books were an oasis and her guitar a good friend. After earning a Social Work degree, she embarked on a year-long bicycle trip across North America before settling in Alaska. An artist at heart, she is a self-taught silversmith, singer/songwriter, and plays the guitar, banjo, bass, and saxophone. Candace resides with her husband, Tom, in Denali, Alaska, and works as a Park Ranger during the summer months
48 min