Lara Ziobro

Navigating the Grief of Losing My Mother, 18 Years Later The passage of time doesn’t erase grief, but rather, stretches it. But that’s not a failure of healing, writes Rebecca Soffer.

"Grief is not a problem to be solved, but a journey to be supported, individually and collectively." Moving and important read especially this time of year from @rebeccasoffer.bsky.social.

I can’t tell if it’s because of the rain, because it’s Friday or something else — but this Spotify playlist is proving an amazing soundtrack for productivity. Chef’s kiss.

Image is of a rainbow swirl tie dye shirt with a logo of a unicorn and text trading Chasing Unicorns for Stroke Awareness. Text at the top reads available through April 1.

Thrilled to collaborate with Tyed with Love on a stunning custom tie dye creation! ✨ A portion of the proceeds will go to Tedy’s Team to support stroke awareness for my Boston Marathon fundraising. Choose your favorite: a cozy crewneck sweatshirt or a stylish t-shirt! Order: gritsinthe.city/4279tLc

🌟 LAST CALL! 🌟 I feel bad I’ve been sick throughout this raffle so extending thru tonight. Raffle tickets are available for $5 each or $12 for a pack of three. You can purchase tickets by donate to URL (gritsinthe.city/boston) or Venmo to Lara-Ruth. #Bookthreads

Kick off your 2025 reading with a purpose! I just launched my raffle benefitting stroke awareness for Tedy’s Team. Enter to win signed copy of books from 9 amazing authors or choose your own with a Bookshop gift card!

Raffle tix $5 ea or $12 for 3! Open through 2/28! Enter: gritsinthe.city/3ECMiQR

Charity squares are back for next weekend’s big game! Square’s only $20 each with quarterly winners receiving $200 and game winner $400. Who’s in?!

Our fave restaurant Stirling Hotel's Sunday Brunch this week is donating a portion of proceeds to benefit my Boston Marathon fundraising benefitting Tedy's Team! 💜🦄

They're going to have special purple ube pancakes, a fun purple cocktail & mocktail and other fun surprises. Hope to see you there!!

Still blogging over on Grits in the City, but sharing some of the extra content now over on Substack 👉 grits.substack.com/p/taking-sim...

It's been a chilly start to the Boston Marathon training cycle for Tedy's Team, but we're not letting the cold stop us! Tedy's Team supports stroke and heart disease survivors and their caregivers. I'm at 18% of my fundraising goal – please donate today: gritsinthe.city/boston 💜 #BostonMarathon

I am loving the #GoldenGlobes being in their Pop-up Video style era. Gimme all those tidbits!!

Lauren Graham, Scott Patterson, and Sean Gunn have 'Gilmore Girls' reunion in new Stars Hollow-set ad Lauren Graham, Scott Patterson, and Sean Gunn return to Stars Hollow as Lorelai, Luke and Kirk in new ad to give fans a little 'Gilmore Girls'-themed gift just in time for the holidays.

“I smell snow.”

More on what Tedy’s Team does here — and a fun old birthday photo of our unicorn. 🦄

It’s #GivingTuesday and I’m aiming to raise $1K or more today to for Tedy's Team for the Boston Marathon! BONUS! I’m matching the first $200 in donations to my GiveGain link: gritsinthe.city/boston

Our daughter is a pediatric stroke survivor & I’m running in her honor. Please share too for reach! 💜

Just a reminder going into this shopping weekend!

#Smallbusiness #blackfriday #smallbusinesssaturday #promosky

If you’re buying my books for folks this holiday season, or any books, I hope you’ll use Bookshop. It is as easy as Amazon but it keeps the money local. It allows you to choose the indie store of your choice. Shipping is free today. #ShopLocal #SmallBusinessSaturday

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I can’t wait to dive into this. What are your new or recent(ish) faves? 👇

We just did our small biz Saturday shopping in Somerville, NJ. Saw Santa on a bike! #SmallBusinessSaturday

Thrilled to share I’m going to be taking on the Boston Marathon in almost 20 weeks as part of Tedy’s Team! I’m fundraising to raise awareness of stroke and heart disease in honor of our daughter, a stroke survivor. Learn more on our story here: gritsinthe.city/boston

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From miles to messages: Insights on communication from the NYC Marathon "Mommy, are you going to win?" Our kids are fascinated by my running, assuming the goal of any and everything competitive must be to come out on top. To win the big prize.

Whether it’s the pressure of race day or managing a high-stakes project, both marathon runners and comms professionals face similar challenges. 🏃‍♀️ Here’s what my first marathon journey taught me about staying focused under pressure, embracing the process and celebrating small wins. #running

Christmastime in the City

Related: here’s over 25 hours of holiday music. Not all safe for little ears — some spicy. Some apparently for non-Santa-believers.

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I learned this year to not include songs on my holiday playlist that refer to formerly believing in Santa. Just in case you know the kids happen to listen 😬

Really missing board games of my youth right now. What on earth is this?!