Grief is Love by Marisa Renee Lee was an excellent read (if any book about grief can be qualified that way). It resonated deeply, and was beautifully written.
There's a 30 Rock quote that I love, "Love is weird... and sometimes gross." And that is how I feel about grief. It's so difficult to explain because it's not all bad? The circumstances are awful, of course, but grief has this weird way of making you feel more present, connected, and emotionally cut open. You learn so much about yourself, and what matters, during these times.
That being said, I do not ENJOY grief showing up at my door. Thank you, again, for sharing your honest experience and process!!
This is such a great resource I wish I had before, Lindsey. Thank you for showing up and being a contribution in the midst of such intense emotional space.
My family also shares the (belief? Story? Ritual?) of the cardinal ❤️ I tend to associate them with my grandmother and it feels nice to have those intermittent reminders of her. Thanks for sharing this list. I tried to think about what resources I’ve consulted since losing my dad and I couldn’t come up with much (avoidance maybe 🫣).
I wonder if maybe I am trying tooooo hard to wrap myself with resources when I could just be with the grief...maybe I need to re-read your post on How to Sit with an Emotion. But avoidance has its place, too sometimes! :)
I love your phrase 'don't be afraid to touch the grief' Lindsey. That has been so key for me in moving through grief. Talking, crying, breathing, moving the body. And there's a phrase I got from Marsha Linehan 'visit the graveyard but don't set up camp there' about how we need to move in and out, in and out, of touching the grief, which I've found helped me a lot. This is a beautiful list of resources ❤️
Sending you love and I feel this deeply.
all of this <3
Grief is Love by Marisa Renee Lee was an excellent read (if any book about grief can be qualified that way). It resonated deeply, and was beautifully written.
Thank you, Soph 😊 totally get what you mean about an excellent read 🤣 even though the subject matter is tough!
Bookmarking this!!! Thank you! <3
There's a 30 Rock quote that I love, "Love is weird... and sometimes gross." And that is how I feel about grief. It's so difficult to explain because it's not all bad? The circumstances are awful, of course, but grief has this weird way of making you feel more present, connected, and emotionally cut open. You learn so much about yourself, and what matters, during these times.
That being said, I do not ENJOY grief showing up at my door. Thank you, again, for sharing your honest experience and process!!
This is such a great resource I wish I had before, Lindsey. Thank you for showing up and being a contribution in the midst of such intense emotional space.
My family also shares the (belief? Story? Ritual?) of the cardinal ❤️ I tend to associate them with my grandmother and it feels nice to have those intermittent reminders of her. Thanks for sharing this list. I tried to think about what resources I’ve consulted since losing my dad and I couldn’t come up with much (avoidance maybe 🫣).
I wonder if maybe I am trying tooooo hard to wrap myself with resources when I could just be with the grief...maybe I need to re-read your post on How to Sit with an Emotion. But avoidance has its place, too sometimes! :)
I love your phrase 'don't be afraid to touch the grief' Lindsey. That has been so key for me in moving through grief. Talking, crying, breathing, moving the body. And there's a phrase I got from Marsha Linehan 'visit the graveyard but don't set up camp there' about how we need to move in and out, in and out, of touching the grief, which I've found helped me a lot. This is a beautiful list of resources ❤️
The Marsha Linehan phrase is so perfect here! I love this reminder...visit but don't stay too long! Thank you for your sweet message.