Reclamation: Or, life at the cusp of 50
It has certainly been more than a minute since I posted a blog. More than a minute since I have felt like writing. And just about a...
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I write from the heart, full of love and grit. Here I write about my life and passions: grief, parenting and neurodiversity
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Cynthia Coupe
Sep 24, 20225 min read
Diversity and Exclusion
Working in the Diversity and Inclusion space to bring Neurodiversity out of the dark and into the light.
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Cynthia Coupe
Sep 9, 20225 min read
8 Months Out...
8 months since Frank passed, and where am I? Extreme self-care, that's where...and it's working.
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Cynthia Coupe
Apr 29, 20224 min read
Growth Edge
I had this thing happen recently, where I’m existing in my own little bubble, happy as can be and then I realize “oh shit, I just saw my...
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Cynthia Coupe
Apr 15, 20225 min read
Tender and Raw
I sat down to blog about neurodiversity, its importance…what it’s like to parent a neurodivergent child…but all of that seems like I’m...
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Cynthia Coupe
Apr 8, 20225 min read
Care not Cure
I want to take a moment to address something that feels deeply personal to talk about, but it's also vital. I’m talking about intense...
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Cynthia Coupe
Apr 1, 20224 min read
Imposter Syndrome
I’ve sat here, with this as my title for two days now. Thinking, ruminating, swallowing, regurgitating. Basically chewing this thought...
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Cynthia Coupe
Mar 25, 20223 min read
OWTFDWIT
Oh. What. The. Fuck. Do. Whatever. It. Takes. This mantra came from a personal growth and empowerment training program Frank and I were...
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Cynthia Coupe
Mar 18, 20224 min read
The Wild Edge of Grief
It looks different for all of us, I’m learning…this grief process. The first week, I scribbled in my notes “grief pancake.” I said our...
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Cynthia Coupe
Mar 16, 20222 min read
Sitting Still with Grief
March 13th, 2022 I haven’t sat still in awhile. Like, maybe ever, but certainly not since Frank died. I don’t rightfully know why,...
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Cynthia Coupe
Mar 16, 20221 min read
1 Month of Grief
February 8th, 2022: Yesterday marked 1 month since Frank Menhams passed...one month. It feels like a decade; it feels like yesterday. I...
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Cynthia Coupe
Mar 16, 20223 min read
Transformation of Grief
January 31st, 2022: It has been a bit since I wrote…many feelings, many cycles, endless days and getting up to do it all again. My...
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Cynthia Coupe
Mar 16, 20223 min read
The Roller Coaster of Grief
Here is the first post I put on Facebook before I began this blog. I'm including this here because it gives some background to what the...
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