In this episode of Authbition, I’m joined by writer Stefanie Morejon for an honest conversation about grief, avoidance, and what it means to hold joy and loss at the same time—especially during the holidays.Stefanie reads her essay “Not All Fun and Games,” a tender, darkly funny story about cooking Thanksgiving far from home, family memories that surface through food, and the moment a seemingly lighthearted holiday movie cracks something wide open. From there, we explore the Whole Mind tension between being “fine” and actually feeling, between compartmentalizing pain and letting it coexist with joy.This episode is about grief that doesn’t announce itself loudly, about traditions that comfort and hurt at once, and about learning—slowly—to let both joy and sorrow sit at the same table.📖 Read Stefanie’s essay (friend link):https://medium.com/age-of-empathy/not-all-fun-and-games-b42ed09f9a37?sk=v2%2Fd7674f28-2116-4e0a-9f10-49b9b05fcc30🌐 Learn more about Stefanie’s work:https://www.smorejon.com/Health, happiness, kindness, respect for every being and all things.