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Carole Stokes-Brewer

Carole Stokes-Brewer, PhD, is a psychotherapist, clinical hypnotist, and writer. She blends compassion, creativity, and decades of experience to uplift others through words that heal and transform. Founder of ChangingWayz, LLC, Carole shares poetry and stories that inspire hope, connection, and the courage to embrace life’s unfolding journey.

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The Weight and the Wings: On Grief and Letting Go Carole Stokes-Brewer • Nov 18, 2025

We do not let go to forget. We let go to rise, turning the weight into wings. -Carole Stokes-Brewer

When my sister died, it felt like the sharpest edge of grief. Her laugh still lingers in me, bright and quick, like a chord struck on a piano that refuses to fade. But when my mother passed, silence … (more...)