Afterthoughts with Erica

10/04/2025

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09/22/2025

Interesting read!

Music can evoke powerful memories and offers a sense of normality for people dealing with illness or death.

08/01/2025

Bro consoling bro

08/01/2025

I’m still over on Substack writing about processing the loss of my dad. Here’s the latest.

I keep reminding myself grief doesn’t follow a straight line.

07/19/2025

I thought this would be the most appropriate place to share this blog post. 💜

My dad passed away this morning.

07/04/2025

Just watched My Mom, Jayne, the new documentary by Mariska Hargitay — and wow.

It’s honest, emotional, and touches on so many things we don’t talk about enough: what happens after someone dies — financially, emotionally, and the dynamics between loved ones. Especially when children are left behind.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing a short series of reflections here — pulling out some of the most powerful themes that came up and offering thoughts on how we can apply them in our own lives and planning.

Is there a part of the documentary that stuck with you? Or something you’d like to explore deeper?

Let me know in the comments or DM me privately.

06/28/2025

Beautiful!

On the last evening of shooting Tombstone, Val Kilmer known to millions for bringing Doc Holliday to life pulled Kurt Russell aside and pressed a weathered deed into his hand, granting him an acre in the real Boothill Cemetery. It was Kilmer’s way of sealing their bond beyond the screen, a gesture so heartfelt that even the dusty Arizona wind seemed to pause in honor.

Behind the cameras they were more than co stars. Kilmer spent his breaks teaching Russell old card tricks he’d perfected in the movie, while Russell showed Kilmer how to spot rattlesnakes in the sagebrush. They laughed over campfire dinners, swapped stories of barn dances and broken fences, and in those moments the legend of Doc and Wyatt faded into the genuine friendship of two actors sharing life on the frontier.

When Kilmer slipped away too soon, that little parcel of land became more than a gift it was a promise made real. Russell still visits Boothill each year, leaving behind a single white rose at the marker Kilmer chose. In that quiet corner of history, Val’s laughter and loyalty echo on, reminding everyone that some legacies aren’t written in stone but carried forever in the heart.

06/28/2025

For all the caregivers out there. 💜

“My dad was someone who I idolized,” actor Bradley Cooper explains in the opening frames of his new documentary, “Caregiving.” “I used to dress up like him when I was a kid … To go from that to giving him a bath is quite a traumatic thing.”

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06/27/2025

Beautiful.