<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[talkingwithtacoma ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talkingwithtacoma]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 02:04:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Letter to My Wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[To my Cortney girl, What a life it has been the last six years. Not only the whole six years, but specifically the last two that have shifted, rocked us, taken us out, built us back up, and made us completely different humans. When I think about the two people we were six years ago, I think of innocence, hope, love, joy, light, and excitement. Innocence, because while we knew their was "bad" in the world, we never thought it could impact us. At least not anything we didn't sign up for...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/a-letter-to-my-wife</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6988cff468f63e9f23a113db</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_a5598e8572be462db86bece781fab956~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Letter to My Postpartum Self]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Sammy, Girl, slow down. This phase of life is not a sprint or a jog, it is a dang walk. At a very slow pace. There is no one to...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/a-letter-to-my-postpartum-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681c9df68627383fd6888a44</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_7e8fba6c75fb4cb8acd014f94d3941b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Get Back to This]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, well, well… If it isn’t the person who has abandoned this space for an eternity it feels like. Whoops. But on a real note, life...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/let-s-get-back-to-this</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68746bb3ed044a580949cbe2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:19:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_64319df2dda04d2492aee2759ce4f859~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postpartum Thoughts...]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little switch up to the post because I just had a baby and I need a place to dump some things... This isn't my first rodeo. Not my...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/postpartum-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678ec022b9d52721d0d2269e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:44:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_52ffe3049618437dade1b571431055e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_736,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming Out of the Fog and Making Choices]]></title><description><![CDATA[That first year man. It really gets you. I think that there were a few times I thought "okay, I'm doing this. I've got it figured out"...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/coming-out-of-the-fog-and-making-choices</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67686385414039a202d354c0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 19:51:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_719aa24c4d084ee6bd573a60656dd9b7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Just Want a Normal Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Missing this person, with high hopes of finding her again. I hopped on the Peloton today for the first time in like 9 months, and while I...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/i-just-want-a-normal-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">675e3f6701f95e6e98a52c72</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 03:34:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_15387a58ae6d49c3afbf68223761b665~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief and Gratitude Can Coexist]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little trigger warning that this post talks about feelings of deep depression. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/grief-and-gratitude-can-coexist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6731036fabde9672e8fe5253</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 20:06:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_97449262295548baaf36911e7cadbe9a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Body was a Graveyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the reality of pregnancy loss. Whether it happens at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 20 weeks, or 36 weeks, your body turns into a grave yard,...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/my-body-was-a-graveyard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66db05fc660b985af3edfd05</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2024 20:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_5e3e44bde3f34ecb89c0ab59aeb7d093~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_856,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello, Meet my Friend Gayle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, my name is Sam and I’m grieving. Alright, well now that I got that off my chest let me introduce you to my grief. Yes, I named her. A...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/hello-meet-my-friend-gayle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66db0635341d19bd006fa45c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:20:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_15f01c7d102e421694460ac4ae10ff2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi! I'm still here... Just a Little Deeper in the Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, hi, hello, it's been a thirteen days since I last got to sit down and dump some thoughts out. I've talked a bit on Tacoma's...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/hi-i-m-still-here-just-a-little-deeper-in-the-grief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66eddd3446f93e059789805f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:54:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_624821dea8d64ba0a2200856f4405191~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lions and Tigers and Triggers, Oh My!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh, triggers what fun little reminders you are- said no one ever.  I mean, I guess maybe someone somewhere could have but not me. It's...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/lions-and-tigers-and-triggers-oh-my</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66dc95901a29b9c0654bd981</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_1c53a2525d3e4293b711e1123506e690~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_736,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Letter to my Son]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Tacoma, It seems strange to be talking to you like this. I’m not quite sure where to start so this may be all over the place but I’m...]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/a-letter-to-my-son</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d9a89bc36644588c1b73c0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:14:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_543a506c80304e86922c56d752692907~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did I get here again? Oh yeah...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the madness. My first official post... bare with me and be kind. ]]></description><link>https://talkingwithtacoma.wixsite.com/talkingwithtacoma/post/how-did-i-get-here-again-oh-yeah</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d3bcd481b5a66adb2de019</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 01:55:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82bd0b_45965654db7e426e8af4572d72426bb7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>talkingwithtacoma</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>