I cannot help but notice lately the number of people who have begun to remark on how “well” I seem, and how it’s so great to see me looking so much happier again. I won’t lie, I am beginning to find a piece of my happy again. Dare I say, I’m even beginning to look forward to things again; to be able to plan more than a few days ahead, without those plans filling me with insurmountable angst. Who will be there? Have I seen them since Teddy died? Do they even know? Will they be weird with me? Please, PLEASE, not the sympathetic head tilt. Yes, welcome to my inner dialogue.



Elle Wright is a wife, mother, author and blogger. After the death of her son, Teddy, at three days old, Elle started writing to navigate her new life and as a way to feel purpose again. Her Feathering The Empty Nest blog is a way of finding light in darkness, positivity in times of desperation and, hopefully, making a few people laugh along the way.