Grief is arguably the most complex and painful emotion a human can experience, and because grief manifests in many different ways, it’s also one of the most misunderstood. From losing loved ones to mourning the loss of a relationship or our childhood, grief is always a tough topic… so let’s explore it gently together.

What is grief?

At the most basic level, grief is the natural, anguish-ridden response we feel when a loss occurs, and a ‘loss’ is when something we love or wanted is taken away. When we move beyond the basics, we see that grief is love with nowhere to go, and perhaps this is why grief has such a strong tendency to overwhelm us. It can storm the castle, spread like wildfire, and invade every corner of our personal kingdom at any point.

While grief can feel invasive, grief is not the enemy. Grief, in many ways, is the best most loving part of us – the part that’s desperately, relentlessly searching anywhere and everywhere for the thing or the one we lost.