7.15.25: How to Grieve

You can’t tell people how to grieve. Some go quiet. Others throw themselves into work. Some joke through the pain, making everyone uncomfortable. And some just disappear for a while. Grief is weird like that. It doesn’t respect timetables or etiquette. I think the kindest thing you can do is hold space. No expectations. Just presence. Say “I’m here” and mean it. Let them be messy, or numb, or loud. Let them be real. It’s not about fixing anything. It’s about not walking away. Because the one thing worse than loss is feeling like you have to hide it.