Though sleep is even more decessary during intense grief than it is at other times, nightmares about your loss can make sleep something you’d rather avoid. Dream-state sleep is when our minds do the deep, heavy work of breaking down the reality of loss into absorbable pieces. Recurrent dreams and nightmares don’t bring solutions or…
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Grief Impacts Attention Span
Shortened attention spans are very common in early grief. Remember, define early for yourself. Grief rearranges your mind. It takes away skill sets you’ve had since childhood. It makes even the simplest things hard to follow. It makes once-familiar things feel arbitrary or confusing. It might feel like you’re broken (you are not broken), but…
Grief made me feel confused and overwhelmed by simple tasks. Am I normal?
Grief affects so many things. What’s happened to your ability to complete simple tasks? Are you normal if you now feel confused and overwhelmed by things that used to be easy? Feeling confused and overwhelmed by simple tasks is #perfectlynormal in grief. Grief rearranges your mind. It makes even the simplest things hard to follow. It…
10 simple acts: how to survive early grief
I can close my eyes and go back there: the indescribable, unfathomable rift in the universe, the bizarre and surreal world after Matt disappeared into the river. A wholly irrelevant event catapulted into my life, changing everything. The first weeks and months after an out-of-order death are a world unto themselves. At that initial time of impact, few…
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Get support. Everything we offer is designed to help you survive what has been asked of you, or help you support the people you love. If you need a place to start, I recommend the Writing Your Grief course. It’s the best place for companionship and connection in your grief. If you know you want…
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Get support. Everything we offer is designed to help you survive what has been asked of you, or help you support the people you love. Things to do first infographics and cheat sheets These two infographics walk you through the basic things you need to know. 8 Simple Acts is for those living in the…
Facing the Grief Caused By Systemic Racism and Misogyny
Can you help dismantle hate? Even when you’re grieving? 8 new grieving families, and a wider grieving community. One incident of hate among many. Racism and misogyny create grief. Racism and misogyny are vast issues with lots of moving parts. As a white person with a whole lot of privilege, I can’t begin to speak…