There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief … And unspeakable love …
Washington Irving

After the death of a beloved, there is no avoiding the overwhelming grief or the tears. In the immediate aftermath, we may be in shock, feel numb or even be in denial about the loss. Although everyone’s timetable is different, eventually we have to acknowledge the loss and how devastated we are. No matter how painful, we must sit with our grief and all that we’ve lost in order to start healing.

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At Salt Water, we can help you learn to live with an unbearable loss. We offer ideas, strategies, tools and most importantly, hope that you can survive the death of someone you didn’t think you could live without.

We invite you to become part of our community. Share your story, ask a question, make a comment. We’d love to hear from you.

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If Only …

The hardest word I know is only.
Only this and never that.
Judy Sorum Brown

Margo Fowkes in Tears

Tessa sitting on a wooden bench outside in front of green grasses and wild flowers. She is sitting with her knees bent sideways to the camera. Her arms are around her knees. She has a white and brown knit cap on, a long sleeve gray shirt with a short sleeve black t-shirt over it, black pants, gray socks and hiking boots

Loss And Light

I used to wish James and I weren’t so close. I used to wish I didn’t call him my best friend, and I wished we didn’t have so much in common. I naively wished these things away, in the hope I could numb the pain […]

Tessa Stevens in Tears

Accidental Overdose

When Tommy died, we had absolutely no clue that it was from an overdose. He died in early August, and we found out what killed him four months later! And we didn’t get the official coroner’s report until a year later!