“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go” ~ Jamie Anderson

Grief can be so confusing, so exhausting and so overwhelming! There are so many uncomfortable and difficult feelings that arise when your loved one dies.

Overwhelming does not even begin to describe how big it might feel. There is sometimes so much going on inside that our central nervous system gives us a natural anesthetic that helps us to just feel… numb. That numbness or shock is a normal first part of grieving that helps us negotiate our suddenly surreal situation.