Good Grief

But what so many women don’t realize is that when you leave a job, move to a new home, become an empty nester, receive a health diagnosis, or put an end to people-pleasing—there is often grief too.
 
Grief for what is ending.
Grief for the roles, routines, or relationships that are changing.
Grief for the certainty you used to feel.
 
Truth is … grief is a normal part of the transition process.
 
It is your heart’s natural response to loss and change—whether that’s a relationship, a pattern, a role, a season of life, or the future you thought you’d have.
 
So, if you suddenly find yourself with tears, sensitivity, overwhelm, exhaustion, or brain fog, this may be grief knocking on your heart’s door.
 
And, I want you to know: grief is good.
 
Not because it is easy, but because it is necessary.
 
For when you are navigating a transition—no matter what kind—grief helps you honor what you are leaving behind. It invites you to slow down, feel what is true, and make space for your next chapter and the life that is emerging.
 
Your grief matters, and you are allowed to have it.
 
Because, if you don’t make space for it, it can show up as numbness, irritability, or a lingering sense that something is unresolved or stuck. 
 
So this is a reminder that if you are in a tender time of transition … let yourself slow down, feel what is here, and know that your grief is medicine. And that  by allowing it to be here, it can help you soften into what’s coming next with compassion and clarity.

I LOVE what my friends over at Good Grief are doing: supporting people in the real-ness of navigating life’s twists, turns, and transitions. I encourage you to check out their meaningful care-packages, events, and the blog post that I recently wrote for their website here.