The Grief Healing Collective

08/17/2026

There was a time when I wanted nothing more than for the pain to stop.

Now I find myself praying something very different.

May my grief never leave me, because it is one of the ways my love for Sammy still lives within me.

Grief has asked more of my heart than I ever imagined it could give.

Over time, it has shown me something unexpected.

Every ache, every tear, every wave is another expression of a love that is still alive.

I would give every bit of the growth grief has brought me back in a heartbeat if it meant having Sammy here with me again.

But because that isn't the choice before me, I can choose what I become because of it.

Each wave has stretched my capacity.

Not only to carry sorrow, but to experience more compassion, more presence, more gratitude, more purpose, and an even deeper ability to love.

My grief has become part of the metamorphosis of my heart.

Love changed me when Sammy was here. Love is still changing me now.

Has grief changed your heart in ways you never expected? I'd love to hear what you've discovered along the way. ❤️‍🩹

08/13/2026

Grief is not only an emotional experience... it can affect the whole body.

In this week's episode of Crying Out Loud, I'm joined by Meghan Riordan Jarvis, MA, LCSW a trauma therapist with more than 20 years of experience and the author of Can Anyone Tell Me? (a guide for the questions grief leaves us asking)

We talk about how grief can affect the body and brain... and how we can help our nervous system recover without expecting the grief to disappear.

In this week's full episode, we also discuss:

➡️ Why grief can disrupt memory, sleep, concentration, and appetite.

➡️ Why the brain fog that comes with grief doesn't mean we're losing ourselves.

➡️ The role anger can play when sadness feels too overwhelming.

➡️ Why grief can remain a lifelong part of us... even though it doesn't always hurt in the same way.

🎙️ Listen to Crying Out Loud wherever you get your podcasts... or tap the link in my bio.

If grief has changed the way your mind or body feels... I hope this conversation helps you understand it and meet it with compassion ❤️‍🩹

08/12/2026

08/11/2026

Healing is learning to surf the waves of grief.

One of the hardest moments in grief is when a wave crashes over you months or even years later.

For a moment, it can leave you wondering if you've somehow lost all the ground you've gained.

You haven't.

Every wave you move through teaches your nervous system something new.

Each one expands your capacity to feel, to recover, and to trust yourself.

Over time, you begin to discover something unexpected.

As your capacity grows, so does your ability to experience joy, love, wonder, gratitude, and connection.

Your heart doesn't become harder. It becomes bigger.

The waves still come. Love is still there. Grief is still there.

Yet each time you ride a wave, you become a little more grounded, a little more embodied, and a little more confident in your ability to meet whatever comes next.

That's what growth in grief looks like. Our capacity expands around our grief, creating room for both sorrow and beauty to exist together.

Throughout Crying Out Loud, I share the practices and perspective shifts that helped me stop fearing the waves and begin trusting where they could carry me.

Preorder your copy by scanning the QR code or tapping the link in my bio ❤️‍🩹

08/10/2026

08/07/2026

One lesson grief taught me... is that unexpressed grief doesn't disappear.

It keeps looking for a way to be expressed... otherwise it keeps us stuck.

It can show up in our relationships... our bodies... and in ways we don't always recognize.

Healing began when I realized I couldn't just wait for time to heal my heart.

And started giving my grief somewhere to go.

Through tears... expressing my anger... writing... shaking... and spending time in nature.

I wrote much more deeply about this on my newest Substack... including why expressing grief is better than simply surviving it ❤️‍🩹

You can read it through the link in my bio 🔗

It may change the way you understand your relationship with grief... and what healing can actually look like.

08/06/2026

Losing someone we love is one of the hardest experiences we'll ever face...

What can make it even harder... is living in a world that often expects us to "be okay" before we actually are.

In this week's episode of Crying Out Loud, I'm joined by Carla Fernandez author of Renegade Grief and co-founder of The Dinner Party, a community that has supported more than 20,000 young adults through loss.

Together, we talk about what happens when we stop grieving the way the world expects us to... and give ourselves permission to grieve in a way that feels true to us.

In this full episode, we also discuss:

➡️ Why the myth of closure keeps so many grieving people feeling stuck.

➡️ How having a community by our side can change the way we experience loss.

➡️ Why continuing our bond with the people we love is a healthy part of healing.

🎙️ Listen to Crying Out Loud wherever you get your podcasts... or tap the link in my bio.

If you've ever felt like the world expected your grief to look different... I hope this conversation reminds you that your grief doesn't have to meet anyone else's expectations ❤️‍🩹