Grief and the Maze of Emotions
Someone on instagram asked what had surprised us about our grief journey. I have absolutely been pondering this in the last couple of days because actually aside from being sad, ANXIETY has been the next emotion waiting to take it's toll on my mind, body and soul. What would I have really known about grief before losing my daugher? Honestly, not much. Besides losing distant relatives or friends, I had never really grieved someone so close and so deeply. I think like most humans out there, I didn't even understand the concept of grief. I just thought it was being sad. I wish it was just that simple. You might be thinking, Jenn, why do you wish to be sad? That's sad...lol. Here me out; sadness is not that complex. It is the opposite of happiness, and you can still function in your day, most of the time. However, grief, and the grieving process, SO MUCH DEEPER. So maybe you have also heard the expression that grief is like waves of...