https://drsusanblock.com Dr. Susan Block's Journal Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:48:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-stroke-death https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-stroke-death#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:39:05 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175832 by Dr. Susan Block. Now tumbling down the hill of time in an avalanche of emotion is the first anniversary of Max’s death. It’s been a year of immeasurable loss, bottomless grief, sleepless nights, vivid memories, strange and somewhat comforting rituals – ashes to ashes, stroke to smoke – Bonoboville gatherings and art therapy since […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-stroke-death/feed 22 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-easter-passover-nowruz https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-easter-passover-nowruz#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:03:15 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175790 by Dr. Susan Block. Holidays whip up sweet and spicy memories of Captain Max that I stir into a new Spring casserole of vintage photos. Like onions, some make me cry, but most are tasty enough to make me smile and occasionally even lick my lips. I call it “collage therapy” and, like good holy-dazed […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-easter-passover-nowruz/feed 12 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-purim-stpaddy https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-purim-stpaddy#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:40:12 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175771 by Dr. Susan Block. Chag Sameach Purim and Erin Go Bragh. The Irish/Jewish convergence of Purim and St. Patrick’s Day – with pro-bonobo and Free Palestine touches – comes together in one lucky Max Collage, as I continue to try to process my deep grief for my beloved husband, Maximillian Lobkowicz di Filangieri (11/8/1943 – […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-purim-stpaddy/feed 9 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:24:16 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175723 by Dr. Susan Block. Valentine’s Day is on its way, the shopping sites flashing rosy red hearts, but I’ve got the Valentine blues… how about you? It’s my first V-Day in over three decades without my beloved Captain Max (RIP Max 11/8/1943 – 5/13/2025), aka Pr. Maximillian R. Leblovic Lobkowicz di Filangieri, aka Mickey, my […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine/feed 22 https://drsusanblock.com/go-bonobos-2026 https://drsusanblock.com/go-bonobos-2026#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:04:59 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175706 by Dr. Susan Block. Happy New Year, Brothers and Sisters, Lovers and Sinners… though frankly, I’m not too happy about it. Old 2024 may have been an Annus Horribilis, but 2025 marked The End. Finis for me. That is, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, my beloved husband of 33 years, publisher, producer, muse, witness, sweetheart, […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/go-bonobos-2026/feed 26 https://drsusanblock.com/bottomless-grief-topless-cake https://drsusanblock.com/bottomless-grief-topless-cake#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:25:22 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175499 by Dr. Susan Block. Recently, my deep “Grieving Process” took my breath away – literally – as every respiratory branch on my tracheobronchial tree closed up shop, all airways *on strike* against the new working conditions of Life After Max. It’s been months since my beloved husband of 33 years and best-friend of 40, Pr. Maximillian R. […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/bottomless-grief-topless-cake/feed 15 https://drsusanblock.com/cremating-max https://drsusanblock.com/cremating-max#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:32:52 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175202 by Dr. Susan Block. We cremated my beloved Capt’n Max’s beautiful body last week. I was not ready for that. I wasn’t (and still am not) ready for anything – certainly not for life without my darling husband of 33 years, a friend of 40, my witness, my partner, my great love, my Prince Maximillian […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/cremating-max/feed 50