This Is Us

The New Year Isn’t a Fresh Start, and That’s Okay

Even when bad things happen, the past influences us for the better

Katy Friedman Miller
Human Parts
Published in
7 min readJan 11, 2021

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A lone woman walks with confidence up stairs coming out from dark tunnel into bright light.
Photo: Germán Vogel/Getty Images

Time isn’t the main thing. It’s the only thing. —Miles Davis

Working around death and dying, I often feel different from other people—alone in a way. Very few…

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Katy Friedman Miller
Human Parts

I’m a grief therapist and former hospice social worker. Sharing stories from life, death, and work and where they all intersect. TEDx talk at www.ted.com