Grief is personal. Grief is isolating. But it doesn’t have to be experienced alone. Join a community of grievers who “get it.”
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10 years ago, without fanfare, I received an email from my radiologist that said “scans are perfect.” It had been a year of clean scans since my sudden and unexpected relapse.
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Even in grief, we must learn to let go. Not of the love for our people (that will always remain). But the previous version of our life. The previous version of what we thought our life would look like.
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In honor of National Grief Awareness Day, I’m sharing 10 things I wish more people knew about grief.
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But letting go is hard - and oftentimes comes with grief and sadness and guilt. It’s also another loss. Another reminder that life has shifted so profoundly. So instead of letting go, maybe we need to be better at letting it flow.
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But what about the early days of grief? On those days when it feels impossible to eat. Or shower. Or just freaking get out of bed. How do you find joy on those days?
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Why aren’t doctors direct with us when it comes to a terminal diagnosis? Without a realistic view of the situation, patients and families don’t have a fair shot at prioritizing what matters most in the end.
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Starting at the row of suits and dress shirts, it would have been unclear that Brad had died over a year ago. Nothing had changed. Even his belt, which he casually tossed on top of the dresser, was unmoved.
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When Brad first died, self-love involved alcohol and weed. I’m not proud of it, but it felt like the only way I could love myself was by numbing my feelings.
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There is a difference between showing up and being seen. A difference between sympathizing and empathizing. A difference between being understanding and feeling understood. And sometimes, the only people who get it are those who have been through it.
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The day after Brad died, a friend of mine gathered some old electronics and thrifted glassware and let me take a golf club to the pile in a back alley in Detroit. He did the same thing after the first wedding I attended solo.
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As I was walking out the door his parting words were, “Just keep going! That’s the key to a successful business: never let up.” But the truth is, I want to let up. I don’t want to always keep going. If there’s one thing grief has taught me, it’s the importance of rest.
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I feel like I’m standing at a fork. To the left is a clear path - a comfortable path. I know what to expect on that path because I’ve taken it before.
To the right is a new path. It’s covered in overgrown brush with thorns and wildflowers and I can’t quite see through it. This path is both exciting and terrifying.
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Looking for the perfect gift to give someone grieving the loss of a loved one? Hoping to commemorate their life through memories, stories, and tributes?
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Fulfillament is a live storytelling event where community leaders & entrepreneurs share their journey toward fulfillment through vocation that challenges them to COME ALIVE!
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Navigating a relationship in the wake of a profound loss is complicated. It takes an immense amount of courage to put yourself out there.
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I'm aware it’s a sneaky cancer that doesn’t let itself known until it’s too late. I'm aware that the “lucky” ones who discover it early, usually discover it on accident. I'm aware it has the ability to - in an instant - swoop in and steal the life of the person you love most in the world, taking your life along with it.
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The truth is, that diagnosis would have inevitably changed us both. The fears, the surgeries, the emergency room visits, the bad news, bad news, bad news. Had Brad survived, our entire trajectory would have shifted - a rocketship midflight, aiming for the moon instead of mars.
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