Life doesn’t always come with a map.
Thoughtful writing and gentle tools for life’s hardest transitions.
Life doesn’t always come with a map.
About the author
Understanding Your Feelings
Gibbons Insights was shaped by lived experience.
I lost my husband of 34 years in 2022, and this space grew out of the long, quiet work of learning who I was after profound loss.
The photo above is the first one I have of us, taken in 1986—early in a life that would be full, meaningful, and deeply shared.
Support for Caregivers
Even before the strokes, my husband and I raised two boys together, sharing the demands and rhythms of family life. When he had his first stroke in 2018—followed by two more in the years that followed—the kind of strength required changed entirely.
This was not the familiar exhaustion of parenting. It was the experience of watching a strong, capable partner endure increasing pain and loss, each stroke taking more from him, while I learned to adapt, advocate, and endure all while working a full-time job outside the home.
Caregiving can lead to deep emotional exhaustion. The resources at Gibbons Insights are designed to support caregivers in protecting their mental health as they navigate the long, often unseen work of care.