The Messiness of Life

Claire Bidwell Smith, best-selling author of three books on loss (The Rules of Inheritance, After This, Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief), a grief therapist, and a Charleston-based mom of three (or six!), lost her mama Sally when she was only 18. From Claire, we learn about “healthy grief” and that there is no right way to grieve. From mama Sally, a food stylist, we learn to embrace the messiness of life, not to try fitting into boxes, and to face pain.