grief – Jenn M Choi

Grief is…

April 29, 2025 jennmchoi

Grief is…

Losing both parents too early to lung disease and cancer. Feeling the heartbreak of that forever, even if there was a chance to say goodbye.

Losing a dear friend suddenly, with no chance to say goodbye. Feeling the ache for one more walk together, one more tea, one more dance.

The precious little embryo, that was maybe gonna be a baby, but didn’t make it past Day 5.

It’s feeling the collective sorrow of war, g3n0cide, and destruction that makes us question how humans could possible hurt each other that way.

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I’m Breaking The Cycle of My Family’s Generational Trauma: Not Safe For Mom Group Podcast Interview

June 17, 2022 jennmchoi

At three or four years old, I sat alone on the carpet in our Chinese immigrant home in San Francisco, never knowing when anyone would ever come home. Locked inside, lonely, feeling abandoned.

My parents were doing the best they could to provide for our family in a foreign land, but we were poor and I was often neglected—not by choice but by necessity.

It hurt. A lot. Or at least, it should have.

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Tips For Dealing With Grief – My Interview on “The Way We Connect” Podcast

December 2, 2020 jennmchoi

The ones we love live on in us. Knowing this has helped me immensely through my grief.

Are you on a grief journey too? There are often so many unanswered questions and it can be a confusing painful time.

Yet there are things I do know.

I know that in my darkest moments, my parents are comforting me, even though they have passed on.

I also know that in my happiest moments, their spirits come alive to celebrate with me.

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How Blockchain Could Make Life & Death Easier for Families

June 15, 2018 jennmchoi

Today I want to talk about two very important topics: Blockchain and Death. They might seem unrelated but actually blockchain could really make life and death easier for families. I would know. Blockchain technology could’ve helped mine when I lost my mom to cancer.

You might not care about blockchain (yet) and may be asking yourself, “What the heck does blockchain have to do with my family?”

Well, I’d like to share my story with you.

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100 Days of Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

May 5, 2018 jennmchoi

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First Aid For Someone Who Has Lost a Parent

March 31, 2018 jennmchoi

It’s the life-changing event that no one can ever prepare for. The news that no one wants to ever receive. How could the person who gave you life no longer be alive? It doesn’t make sense. There must be a mistake. Maybe they’re just sleeping? It can’t be. You lose your breath.

Can’t believe. Can’t breathe. Won’t believe. Must breathe...

Your chest hurts so bad you feel like someone has mercilessly ripped your heart out.

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