But seriously, why did you read this article in the first place? What were you expecting? Rather than assessing this article as a how-to guide, which it seems the responses on this thread are doing, perhaps you should read this as a different genre. Cate clearly experienced some significant hardship relating to her work and she's attempting to share her discoveries on this journey with the sole purpose of trying to help others who are on the same path.

The story will be necessarily (and intentionally, as she spells out in the article) intertwined the take-aways in order to provide context for the learning.

As someone who has been through some rough experiences in life, I'm deeply appreciative of Cate's courage and vulnerability in writing this. Bad shit happens in life and when someone is willing to talk about their pain and how they're healing and what they've learned, I've found that it's best to just shut up and listen. This is not the time for critique.

Bravo, Cate.