In my previous writings, I have shared pieces of my grief and the pain of learning to live without my sister. Now, four years later, I still find myself asking the same questions: Does it get better? Is there really a timeline for healing? People often say time heals all wounds, but I have learned […]
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Applying Emotional Intelligence While Grieving: Learning to Listen to My Own Heart
A grief reflection from the perspective of the one who is still learning how to live with loss Recently, I have been practicing mindfulness and becoming more intentional about my emotional intelligence. Not because grief has become easier, but because I am learning that I need tools to sit with what hurts without being swallowed […]
The Trauma That Comes With Grief
As I have been sharing, grief is not just sadness. I wish it were that simple. I wish grief only meant missing someone and crying when their name comes up. But grief can reach into places you did not know could hurt. This is what many people call traumatic grief—the kind of grief trauma that […]