An Obesity of Grief

Nineteen years old with an eleven-day-old baby, Lynn Haraldson's world shatters when her husband, Bruce, is killed in a tractor-train collision. She clings to the myth that time will heal her pain, but unacknowledged trauma informs many of her decisions, including an unplanned pregnancy and remaining in an abusive relationship. After two failed marriages and gaining and losing more than a hundred pounds twice, a health scare forces her to confront her grief. Those in mourning often seek assuranc