Day 27: Grief Terminology When we have a have a name for something, it can help provide a sense of control, especially in a time of...

Day 26: We Don’t Get Over Grief While this may sound terrifying and pessimistic, the adage that we don’t get over grief is a truth I...

Grief naturally places us in the rawness of life, begging us to reorient, reprioritize, and discern what fits and what does not. I...

Fatigue in grief is like no other tiredness. It sits deep in the bones. I believe it is not the same as depression’s downward pull...

It’s a thing in grief. In fact, most people, no matter if they are atheist or deeply religious, ache to remain connected with the person...

Since grief does not show up as an outward, physical wound, grieving isn’t allowed the same grace or time that other physical ailments...

In grief, words fail us. Often. They can fail us when you are the one grieving, as the intensity of grief is both so unique AND like...

Grief is hard to define and describe because it is directly shaped by our relationship to what or who we are grieving. And our...

Day 19: Grief is not a Disorder Grief is many things AND it is not a disorder. Grief is our innate biology working to navigate life...

Young children teach us adults so much about grief. As long as children are provided the space to feel their emotions (and yes, that can...

Grief comes in waves is an age-old adage and from what I’ve come to observe is this is still truth. In its natural, uninterrupted state,...

We grieve for what we hoped could be, for what we hoped was possible. Grief arises with force when our hope for what was possible is no...

Our grief is deeply shaped by the nature of our relationship to the person or situation we are grieving. In fact, as hard as it might be...

Along with a proper grief name tag to wear, I’ve always wanted to have a grief-appropriate prescription pad. In acute grief, which is the...

Grief is the ultimate swim upstream. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I learned from an early age about the wonders of salmon. What...

I watch my 4yo daughter grieve many things…not getting the exact amount of requested honey on her oatmeal, not being able to wear her...

C.S. Lewis wrote A Grief Observed after his own experience of losing his partner. This small book has always stuck with me. His...

I wish any of us could actually know and prepare for our grief journey. Here are some truths I’ve come to believe about grief timelines:...

In grief, we are growing in two [seemingly] opposite directions. One growth direction is towards accessing our own strength and power and...

When we are grieving, we tend to remember how we felt in someone’s presence (if we are seen and heard OR not) instead of the exact words...