Maybe grief comes back because healing happens in layers, not moments.
Because the heart can only process so much at a time?
Because certain truths take longer to absorb?
Because some bonds leave echoes that don’t fade on command?

I Just Want My Life Back is my personal audio journal — small, quiet reflections from a life reshaped by loss. It’s separate from my professional work with the International Firebird Book Awards, yet deeply connected in spirit: both are about truth-telling, expression, and finding meaning through words. These are qualities I also value deeply in the books and authors we honor.