Flourishing Seeds Wellness

There are those kinds of losses that are met with care. People show up, meals are dropped off, and messages come in. There's space, however imperfect that space is, for the pain to exist. Then there are those losses that don't get that same acknowledgement, instead they go unsupported, unnamed, and unrecognized. Those losses you carry all on your own. This is what is often referred to as disenfrancised grief. That grief that isn't openly acknowledged, socially supported, or

As I sit and reflect on this topic, I know that this piece will be written far differently from my others.  Although I lost my dad over 2 years ago, the weight still sits heavy.  The crash of grief no longer arrives as impact but instead continues to even out and settle into something a little steadier.  Still heavy, still present, but no longer violent.  The sharp edges have dulled, and those moments of collapse are more far and few between.  Sadness moves through my body wi