Under the story arc of the hero’s journey, Cathy talks about a series of life challenges from her husband’s stroke in 2015 through his death in 2019. These led her into the hero’s journey through grief to self-reliance. Did she slay the dragon, called Grief, or tame it? What treasures did she find in the dragon’s cave?

“This is not the most tragic story; it is not the easiest story. It is MY story.” – Cathy M. Carphin

“It is a story that must be told.” – Lois Gray