Grief and Loss
Grief finds us in all sorts of ways.
Your journey with grief is your own.
How you feel, what you think, your relationship with whom or what you are grieving, how much time has passed — they are unique to you.
Sometimes it's like you can't breathe. A cold sharp wind that won’t let you exhale.
You can’t fully relax or settle. Maybe you’re numb, enraged, or even relieved. Perhaps grief has swallowed you up and you're living life from behind its teeth, watching yourself go through the motions.
Whatever you feel, you may be on your psychological and actual knees. You are struggling to do the basic things or you’re “fine” but actually you’re checked out.
by Brian Andreas, at Flying Edna
Maybe the grief has been quiet for a long time and it unexpectedly showed up. If a person, pet, experience, or a part of yourself has died, I get it. Grief is an experience that will shape you forever. The shape may change, but it is always there.
Grief is like holes you fall into, even though you thought you knew where all of them were. Over time, you step into fewer holes, but they can be just as deep.
I’m here for when you step in them—
and I’ll help you step out of them, too.
