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Elizabeth Montalbano

Elizabeth Montalbano

A father’s love language, a daughter’s grief

Home is where your dad eats pasta to help you feel less alone

5 min readFeb 2, 2024

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A father’s love language, a daughter’s grief

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Elizabeth Montalbano

The Mother I Lost, the Mother I’ve Become

Embracing legacy, memory and inherited pieces of myself

5 min readJul 31, 2022

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The Mother I Lost, the Mother I’ve Become

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Elizabeth Montalbano

Focusing on These 4 Things Will Help You Achieve More Happiness in Life

Hint: They have nothing to do with how to make more money

7 min readJun 1, 2022

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Focusing on These 4 Things Will Help You Achieve More Happiness in Life

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Elizabeth Montalbano

Whenever Possible, Choose Joy

In these troubled times, you may feel guilt for being happy. But you shouldn’t. Here’s a simple practice to help you stay positive.

4 min readApr 13, 2022

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Whenever Possible, Choose Joy

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Elizabeth Montalbano

How Heath Ledger and Training to be a Poetry Therapist Saved My Life

I was depressed, lonely, and at a spiritual dead end in New York City when experiencing the actor’s death up close and learning how to help…

7 min readJan 12, 2022

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How Heath Ledger and Training to be a Poetry Therapist Saved My Life

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Elizabeth Montalbano

Five Truths I’ve Learned in 50 Years

I reached a significant age milestone in 2021, and it helped me realize that I wouldn’t trade the folly of youth for the wisdom I’ve…

10 min readDec 28, 2021

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Five Truths I’ve Learned in 50 Years

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Elizabeth Montalbano

What Our Dog’s Debilitating Injury Taught Me about Vulnerability

It will be five years to the day on Oct. 11 that I met my life partner on my second-ever Tinder date. At first, it didn’t seem like it…

9 min readSep 28, 2021

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What Our Dog’s Debilitating Injury Taught Me about Vulnerability

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Elizabeth Montalbano

This One Is for the Black Sheep

I see you, I feel you, I am you — and I know there is a place in this world for all of us

12 min readAug 20, 2021

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This One Is for the Black Sheep

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Elizabeth Montalbano

A Woman on the Other Side of a Nervous Breakdown

Medication helped ease the immediate symptoms of the anxiety and depression that made me want to die, but I wanted a more sustainable…

11 min readJun 22, 2021

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A Woman on the Other Side of a Nervous Breakdown

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Elizabeth Montalbano

The Worst Heartbreak You Ever Had Can Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You

Like nearly everyone else on the planet, I’ve had my heart smashed into a million pieces and then stomped on with steel-toed boots and…

8 min readMar 25, 2021

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The Worst Heartbreak You Ever Had Can Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You

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Elizabeth Montalbano

Elizabeth Montalbano

Therapeutic writing mentor for women (www.mermaidmentoring.com). US-born writer, surfer, foodie, yogi, musician and nature lover living in Portugal.

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