Grief. 

‘Grief changes you and the people you connect with. Even 16 years later, my grief, my loss impacts those close to me. My close relationships suffer. And although I try to ignore it or “fix” it, grief has no timeline. Let me say that again: grief has NO timeline.  I find that I keep to myself, burying my thoughts and feelings because, seriously, who wants to hear repeatedly how badly I miss my daughter? Who wants to be around me during the months when I’m distant and moody? I don’t even want to talk about it. It opens old wounds. The scars of a battle I lost, and one that I didn’t even know how to fight. But each year I try and I’ll keep working at it. I’m a warrior.”

The scars of a battle I lost, and one that I didn’t even know how to fight.

Everyone’s response to grief is different; their ability to manage the battle internally and externally can be vastly different from your own experience. Because everyone is different, the help you seek or the therapy you receive may look different, too. That’s ok. Just get help. Talk. Write. Mentor. Practice mindfulness.

Up next – Mindfulness

Until Next Time

Mal