Grief is not a single emotion it’s a spectrum of experiences that can impact every part of who we are. Whether we are a child trying to understand the finality of death, a teenager wrestling with identity and loss, or an adult suddenly navigating life without a loved one, the process is deeply personal. Over the years, psychologists, therapists, and researchers have studied how  people cope and what helps them move toward healing rather than getting lost in pain. Across studi

After my uncle passed, I became fixated on “healing the right way”, which I thought meant being sad for a year, then moving on because “life goes on.” But within days, I realized there’s no getting over grief or fixing yourself. Healing meant learning to sit with the pain, process it, and prepare for the waves that would inevitably come. The first step was admitting I was in denial, not just about losing my uncle, but about God’s goodness. My mind was flooded with questions:

Growing up, I never truly grasped the weight of death. I didn’t understand what grief meant or how losing someone so close could shake the foundation of your life. I had never sat in the front row of a memorial service. I had never stood at a gravesite, wishing the person I was speaking to was standing in front of me instead of being a name etched in stone. I had never cried for someone I knew would never walk through the door again. That all changed on August 17th, 2024. I h