By Mark Oborn Is it possible for bereavement to be a positive experience?I’m guessing as you read this, the immediate answer is “Absolutely not, bereavement and the resultant grief is always painful,” and I’m in 100% agreement with you.And yet, at the same time, in the 11 painful years since my beautiful childhood sweetheart wife […]
By Susan Peters If I could have been given a million dollars to guess the whole story of how my husband would exit this world, I never would have been able to guess it even if I would have been given a million chances! It all started on one of the most joyous days […]
By Rose Gichure In the quiet corners of sorrow, where the heart bears the weight of unfathomable loss, a resilient spirit emerged, forged in the crucible of grief. This is my story, a woman whose life has become a testament to the transformative power of pain, turning tragedy into purpose. My journey through grief […]
By Jamie Henderson-Warren Growing up I had never really dealt with grief or loss. At least not in the way I had imagined it to be. I thought grief was simply just being sad and missing someone. I was oblivious to the stages of grief until I had to embark on a personal journey […]
By Bindi Sawchuk I am the Grief Tendress… and it comes as a complete surprise to me, because I never wanted to be… I mean, who would? Right? I was a child who played with fairies in the forest and have always been deeply sensitive to things unseen. At the age of 14, I […]
By Beryl Young If there’s one thing I’ve learned through my story of life, loss, grief, and growth, it’s that perspective is everything. If you saw me today with my wild, curly pink mohawk, colorful wardrobe, and sleeve of floral and woodland tattoos down my left arm, you might think of me as a […]
By Shea Wingate In my early twenties, I pursued a Master’s in mental health therapy. While in school, I discovered a particular interest in grief work. Despite not having any real-life grief experiences, I was drawn to grief work and dreamed of being a full-time grief therapist one day. The universe listened to my dreams […]
By Emily Jones How does anyone do this alone? Survive this? Will I ever feel joy again without it being overshadowed by sadness? People don’t become a widow at 37… I’m going to feel so alone. Or so I thought. These things plagued me for several months in grief. Losing my husband of nearly […]
By Angie Hanson I write my feelings down and I share my stories because they matter. The people in my life who have died, they mattered and they still matter. My sole mission is to give hope to one person, to give hope to one million people. I want people to know that you […]
By Claire Fryer When my mum became ill and was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer, my world fell apart. I remember lying curled up in a fetal position on the living room floor unable to take it in. My mum had always felt like my best friend and my biggest fear had been […]
