What My Grief Taught Me...and Continues to Teach Me
I've been hesitant to write about one of the biggest changes in my life, but I believe my growth lies in my articulation of what I feel and have felt for the past two years. So, here we are. At the end of 2018, I experienced one of the most impactful losses in my life, my dad. I spent the months following trying to rebuild and discover what this new normal is for me, which I've slowly learned is a process that will never end. Where does one start when it comes to talking about your own grief? Do you start with the immediate visceral reaction that surges into your heart and throat after you hear the news? Do you talk about how the dehumanizing process of deciding funeral details feels like they're tearing apart your soul? Or do you begin to explain the deep heaviness that creeps up over time? While I acknowledge I am by no means an expert, I'd like to think I have an understanding of grief in relation to my own life experiences. At first, I expected it to be similar. T
