This week, we’ll reflect on what we carry from the past, what we have learned to release, and what remains. We’ll consider memory, forgiveness, regret, legacy, and the ways our lives continue to shape other people.

Anna is a midlife dual-degree M.Div./M.S.S.W. student at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia School of Social Work, now in the final year of her program. Her work focuses on pastoral care, narrative practice, grief, transition, and creating spaces for connection, reflection, storytelling, and meaning-making.